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Species: Atta mexicana

Name Status: Valid Name

Taxonomic Hierarchy:

Subfamily: Myrmicinae Genus: Atta

Taxonomic History (provided by Barry Bolton, 2013)

Oecodoma mexicana Smith, 1858a PDF: 185, pl. 10, fig. 20 (q.m.) MEXICO. AntCat AntWiki

Taxonomic history

Norton, 1868c PDF: 9 (s.w.).

Combination in Atta: Roger, 1863b PDF: 35; in Atta (Archeatta): Gonçalves, 1942 PDF: 343.

Junior synonym of Atta fervens: Forel, 1885a PDF: 362.

Revived from synonymy as subspecies of Atta insularis: Emery, 1913c PDF: 259.

Revived status as species: Gonçalves, 1942 PDF: 335.

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Specimen Data Summary

Found most commonly in these habitats: 1 times found in road edge in mesophyl forest, 1 times found in second growth wet forest, 2 times found in agricultural zone, 2 times found in agricultural/urban, 1 times found in cactus-palo verde desert, 1 times found in campus, 1 times found in coffee farm, 1 times found in forest, 1 times found in montane rainforest clearing

Collected most commonly using these methods or in the following microhabitats: 8 times search, 2 times pitfall, 1 times Malaise

Elevations: collected from 530 - 1990 meters, 1201 meters average