Checklist for Genus Atta Fabricius, 1818 (Leaf-cutting Ants)
and region Southern South America (South America)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 775
14516
48948 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 773
14509
48939 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 728
14308
48425 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 449
11411
41055 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps | 73
1442
5078 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps | 63
1364
5004 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps | 25
689
3735 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants | 1
163
1470 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Formicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants | 163
1470 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Myrmicinae
Lepeletier, 1835
| 80
763 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Tribe | Attini
Smith, 1858
Higher myrmicines | 27
132 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Genus | Atta
Fabricius, 1818
Leaf-cutting Ants, Leafcutter Ants | 8 | Species |
Taxom
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Genera for Southern South America
1 Genera with 8 Species
Species list for Southern South America
8 Species | Atta (Archeatta) mexicana Smith, F., 1858 | Louisiana pearlshell | | Atta (Atta) cephalotes Linnaeus, 1758 | Leafcutter ant | | Atta (Möllerius) silvestrii Emery, 1905 | | | Atta (Neoatta) laevigata Smith, F., 1858 | Louisiana pearlshell | | Atta (Neoatta) sexdens Linnaeus, 1758 | | | Atta (Neoatta) vollenweideri Forel, 1893 | Chaco leafcutter ant | | Atta (Palaeatta) saltensis Forel, 1913 | | | Atta acromyrmex Reich, 1793 | |
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