Extant: 1 valid subspecies
Atta (Moellerius) silvestrii Emery, 1905f: 42 (w.) ARGENTINA (Córdoba). Neotropic. AntCat AntWiki HOLTaxonomic history
[Also noted as new by Emery, 1906c PDF: 166. Nomen nudum.].[Misspelled as sylvestrii by Cherrett & Cherrett, 1989 PDF: 52.].Forel, 1911e PDF: 292 (q.m.); Santschi, 1912e PDF: 530 (q.m.).Combination in Acromyrmex (Moellerius): Forel, 1913m PDF: 236.Subspecies of Acromyrmex striatus: Gallardo, 1916e PDF: 338; Santschi, 1920d PDF: 380.Status as species: Forel, 1911e PDF: 292; Forel, 1912f PDF: 180; Santschi, 1912e PDF: 530; Forel, 1913m PDF: 236; Bruch, 1914 PDF: 217; Bruch, 1915 PDF: 529; Bruch, 1916 PDF: 326; Santschi, 1916e PDF: 389; Bruch, 1923 PDF: 198; Emery, 1924f PDF: 351; Santschi, 1925a PDF: 389 (in key); Kempf, 1972b PDF: 16; Zolessi et al., 1988: 5; Fowler, 1988b: 290; Cherrett & Cherrett, 1989 PDF: 52; Brandão, 1991 PDF: 323; Bolton, 1995b: 57.Senior synonym of Acromyrmex mesopotamicus: Fowler, 1988b: 290; Brandão, 1991 PDF: 323; Bolton, 1995b: 57.
Acromyrmex silvestrii is a species of leaf-cutter ant, a New World ant of the subfamily Myrmicinae of the genus Acromyrmex. This species is from one of the two genera of advanced attines (fungus-growing ants) within the tribe Attini.
Acromyrmex silvestrii is a species of leaf-cutter ant, a New World ant of the subfamily Myrmicinae of the genus Acromyrmex. This species is from one of the two genera of advanced attines (fungus-growing ants) within the tribe Attini.
