Atta antipodum

Smith, F., 1858, Catalogue of the hymenopterous insects in the collection of the British Museum. Part VI. Formicidae., London: British Museum : 166-167

20. Atta antipodum . B.M.

Female. Length 6 lines.-Black and shining: head small, much narrower than the thorax, roughly punctured, running into striae on the anterior portion of the face; the mandibles stout and strongly punctured; the flagellum and legs ferruginous. Thorax ovate, finely and sparingly punctured; the first node emarginate above, the second transverse; wings ample, subhyaline, yellowish at their base, the nervures pale rufo-testaceous, the stigma fuscous. Abdomen oblong, with the margins of the segments slightly depressed, and thinly sprinkled, as well as the head, thorax and legs, with short pale glittering hairs.

Hab. Australia (Swan River).