B 1. Acromyrmex atrina Fisher nom. nov.

Note.

Replacement name for Atta (Acromyrmex) subterranea var. brunnea Forel, 1912 b: 181 (current combination Acromyrmex brunneus), junior primary homonym of Atta brunnea Patton, 1894: 618 (current combination Odontomachus brunneus).

Type locality.

“Palmeiras, Prov. Rio, Brésil (Goeldi); São Paulo (Brésil); Ceara, Brésil (Diaz da Rocha); Teixeira Suares, Brésil (Sampaio)” [Palmeiras, Rio de Janeiro State; São Paulo State; Ceará State; Teixeira Soares, Paraná State, Brazil].

Type material.

Syntype workers.

Type depository.

MHNG.

Etymology.

Derived from Latin ater, atra, atrum (adjective for black, dark). The form atrina is treated here as a noun in apposition, and is therefore indeclinable with respect to the gender of the genus.