Atta domicola, Jerdon, T. C., 1851

Jerdon, T. C., 1851, A catalogue of the species of ants found in southern India., Madras Journal of Literature and Science 17, pp. 103-127 : 105

3. Atta domicola , N. S.

Worker about l- 6 th of an inch long; head oblong, eyes moderate size, medial; antennae rather long, jaws strongly 4 toothed, thoraxvery slightly notched, abdominal pedicles narrow, first much raised, second slightly so, abdomen ovate, legs longish, head thorax and legs deep red brown, abdomen blackish. This species of Ant does not seem to be common. I have only hitherto procured it at Nellore in a hole in a house, and I only saw one kind of indivi-dual.