Atta cephalotes lutea
Atta cephalotes lutea | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hymenoptera |
Family: | Formicidae |
Subfamily: | Myrmicinae |
Tribe: | Attini |
Genus: | Atta |
Species: | A. cephalotes |
Subspecies: | A. cephalotes lutea |
Trinomial name | |
Atta cephalotes lutea Forel, 1893 |
Identification
Distribution
Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Neotropical Region: Barbados (type locality).
Distribution based on AntMaps
Distribution based on AntWeb specimens
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Countries Occupied
Number of countries occupied by this species based on AntWiki Regional Taxon Lists. In general, fewer countries occupied indicates a narrower range, while more countries indicates a more widespread species. |
Biology
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Castes
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- lutea. Atta lutea Forel, 1893e: 587 (s.w.) BARBADOS.
- As unavailable (infrasubspecific) name: Emery, 1913b: 259.
- Subspecies of colombica: Forel, 1908c: 349; Emery, 1924d: 353.
- Status as species: Santschi, 1929f: 93; Borgmeier, 1939: 422 (in list); Gonçalves, 1942: 346; Borgmeier, 1950d: 259.
- Junior synonym of cephalotes: Borgmeier, 1959b: 340; Kempf, 1972a: 26; Fernández, et al. 2015: 99.
- Subspecies of cephalotes: Wheeler, W.M. 1905b: 130; Weber, 1958a: 10; Wetterer, et al. 2016: 21.
References
- Borgmeier, T. 1950d. Estudos sôbre Atta (Hym. Formicidae). Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz Rio J. 48: 239-263 (page 259, revived status as species)
- Borgmeier, T. 1959b. Revision der Gattung Atta Fabricius (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). Stud. Entomol. (n.s.) 2: 321-390 (page 340, junior synonym of cephalotes)
- Forel, A. 1893h. Note sur les Attini. Ann. Soc. Entomol. Belg. 37: 586-607 (page 587, soldier, worker described)
- Forel, A. 1908h. Ameisen aus Sao Paulo (Brasilien), Paraguay etc. gesammelt von Prof. Herm. v. Ihering, Dr. Lutz, Dr. Fiebrig, etc. Verh. K-K. Zool.-Bot. Ges. Wien 58: 340-418 (page 349, subspecies of columbica)
- Weber, N. A. 1958a. Nomenclatural notes on Proatta and Atta (Hym.: Formicidae). Entomol. News 69: 7-13 (page 10, subspecies of cephalotes)