Formica grossa

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Formica grossa
Scientific classification (junior synonym of Atta cephalotes)
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Myrmicinae
Tribe: Attini
Genus: Atta
Species: Formica grossa
Fabricius, 1787

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

Nomenclature

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

  • grossa. Formica grossa Fabricius, 1787: 309 (q.) SURINAM. Junior synonym of cephalotes: Latreille, 1802a: 224.

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