Atta silvai

Atta silvai
Scientific classification (junior synonym of Atta laevigata)
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Myrmicinae
Tribe:	Attini
Genus:	Atta
Species:	Atta silvai Gonçalves, 1983

This taxon is not in use as it is currently considered to be a junior synonym of Atta laevigata.

Nomenclature

The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.

• silvai. Atta (Neoatta) silvai Gonçalves, 1983b: 174, figs. 1, 2 (w.q.m.) BRAZIL. Junior synonym of laevigata: Delabie, 1998: 339.

References

• Delabie, J.H.C. 1998. Atta silvai Goncalves, sinônimo júnior de Atta laevigata (Fred Smith) (Hymenoptera, Formicidae, Attini). Rev. Brasil. Entomol. 41: 339-341.

• Fowler, H. G., Delabie, J. H. C., and Schlindwein, M. N. 1996. The endemic Brazilian leaf-cutting ants, Atta silvai and Atta robusta (Hymenoptera: Formicidae): Population status. Rev. Brasileira Entomol. 40: 111–112.