Atta antarctica

Atta antarctica Smith, 1858 an obsolete combination of Chelaner antarcticus (Smith, 1858)

Atta antarctica Smith, 1858a: 167 (q.) NEW ZEALAND. Australasia.

Primary type information: Primary type material: holotype queen. Primary type locality: New Zealand: (no further data). Primary type depository: BMNH. Type notes: Original description is by Smith, 1858a: 167, not by White, 1846: 27; discussion of publication date and authorship by Bolton, 1987: 288. 2) Hence antarcticum White, sensu Forel, 1892c: 334, Forel, 1905d: 354, Brown, 1958h: 29, Ettershank, 1966: 96, Wilson & Taylor, 1967b: 62 are incorrect attributions of authorship and date.

Citations

Bolton, B. 1987. A review of the Solenopsis genus-group and revision of Afrotropical Monomorium Mayr (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History). Entomology 54:263-452. PDF
Brown, W. L., Jr. 1958h. A review of the ants of New Zealand. Acta Hymenopterologica 1:1-50. PDF
Ettershank, G. 1966. A generic revision of the world Myrmicinae related to Solenopsis and Pheidologeton (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Australian Journal of Zoology 14:73-171. PDF
Forel, A. 1892c. Die Ameisen Neu-Seelands. Mitteilungen der Schweizerischen Entomologischen Gesellschaft 8:331-343. PDF
Forel, A. 1905d. A revision of the species of the Formicidae (ants) of New Zealand. Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute 37:353-355. PDF
Smith, F. 1858a. Catalogue of hymenopterous insects in the collection of the British Museum. Part VI. Formicidae. London: British Museum, 216 pp. PDF
White, A. 1846. Insects. In: Richardson, J.; Gray, J. E. (eds.) 1846. The zoology of the voyage of H.M.S. Erebus & Terror, under the command of Captain Sir James Clark Ross, R.N., F.R.S., during the years 1839 to 1843. Vol. 2 [part]. London: E. W. Janson, pp. 1-24, pl. 1-6.
Wilson, E. O.; Taylor, R. W. 1967b. The ants of Polynesia (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Pacific Insects Monograph 14:1-109. PDF