Genus: Atta

Atta Fabricius, 1804: 421. Type-species: Formica cephalotes, by subsequent designation of Wheeler, W.M. 1911f: 159.

Taxonomic history

Atta in Myrmicites: Lepeletier de Saint-Fargeau, 1835: 172.

Atta in Poneridae, Attidae: Smith, F. 1858b: 161.

Atta in Myrmicinae: Mayr, 1855: 459 [Myrmicidae]; Smith, F. 1857a: 77 [Myrmicidae]; Mayr, 1861: 65 [Myrmicidae]; Mayr, 1865: 18 [Myrmicidae]; Smith, F. 1871a: 333 [Myrmicidae]; Cresson, 1887: 259 [Myrmicidae]; Dalla Torre, 1893: 150.

Atta in Cryptoceridae, Attinae: Ashmead, 1905b: 384.

Atta in Myrmicinae, Attini: Emery, 1877a: 81 [Myrmicidae, Attidae]; Forel, 1893a: 163; Emery, 1895j: 770; Forel, 1899c: 30; Wheeler, W.M. 1910g: 141; Emery, 1914a: 42; Forel, 1917: 247; Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 669; Emery, 1924d: 352; all subsequent authors.

[Myrmegis (nomen nudum) referable to Atta: Brown, 1973b: 182 (see under Myrmegis).]

Junior synonyms of ATTA

Oecodoma Latreille, 1818: 222. Type-species: Formica cephalotes, by subsequent designation of Shuckard, in Swainson & Shuckard, 1840: 174.

Taxonomic history

Oecodoma in Myrmicites: Lepeletier de Saint-Fargeau, 1835: 176.

Oecodoma in Poneridae, Attidae: Smith, F. 1858b: 180.

Oecodoma as junior synonym of Atta: Roger, 1863b: 35. [Atta and Oecodoma share the same type-species, synonymy is therefore absolute.]

Archeatta Gonçalves, 1942: 342 [as subgenus of Atta]. Type-species: Oecodoma mexicana, by original designation.

Taxonomic history

Archeatta as subgenus of Atta: Gonçalves, 1942: 342; Borgmeier, 1959b: 350; Kempf, 1972a: 27.

Archeatta as junior synonym of Atta: Smith, M.R. 1951a: 832; Weber, 1958a: 8; Brown, 1973b: 178 [provisional]; Bolton, 1994: 105.

Neoatta Gonçalves, 1942: 346 [as subgenus of Atta]. Type-species: Formica sexdens, by original designation.

Taxonomic history

Neoatta as subgenus of Atta: Gonçalves, 1942: 346; Borgmeier, 1959b: 358; Kempf, 1972a: 27.

Neoatta as junior synonym of Atta: Weber, 1958a: 8; Brown, 1973b: 183 [provisional]; Bolton, 1994: 105.

Palaeatta Borgmeier, 1950d: 244 [as subgenus of Atta]. Type-species: Atta bisphaerica, by original designation.

Taxonomic history

Palaeatta as subgenus of Atta: Borgmeier, 1950d: 244; Borgmeier, 1959b: 377; Kempf, 1972a: 28.

Palaeatta as junior synonym of Atta: Weber, 1958a: 8; Brown, 1973b: 183 [provisional]; Bolton, 1994: 105.

Epiatta Borgmeier, 1950d: 246 [as subgenus of Atta]. Type-species: Oecodoma laevigata, by original designation.

Taxonomic history

Epiatta as junior synonym of Atta: Weber, 1958a: 8.

Epiatta as junior synonym of Neoatta: Borgmeier, 1959b: 358.

Genus Atta references

Mayr, 1855: 459 (diagnosis); Smith, F. 1858b: 161, 180 (Atta, Oecodoma diagnoses); Mayr, 1861: 66 (Europe species key); Roger, 1863b: 35 (catalogue); Mayr, 1863: 395, 437 (catalogue); Mayr, 1865: 18 (diagnosis); Cresson, 1887: 259 (U.S.A. catalogue); Dalla Torre, 1893: 150 (catalogue); Gallardo, 1916d: 340 (Argentina species key); Emery, 1924d: 352 (diagnosis, catalogue); Gonçalves, 1942: 334 (all species key); Gonçalves, 1947a: 186 (south & central Brazil species key); Chapman & Capco, 1951: 82 (Asia checklist, anachronisms); Borgmeier, 1959b: 335 (subgenera key); Borgmeier, 1959b: 337 (diagnosis, all species revision, key); Kempf, 1972a: 26 (Neotropical catalogue); Smith, D.R. 1979: 1413 (North America catalogue); MacKay & MacKay, 1988: 25 (Colombia species key); Cherrett & Cherrett, 1989: 1 (bibliography); Brandão, 1991: 328 (catalogue); Bolton, 1994: 105 (synoptic classification); Bolton, 1995a: 1048 (census); Bolton, 1995b: 75 (catalogue).