Catalogue of the hymenopterous insects in the collection of the British Museum. Part VI. Formicidae. Author Smith, F. text 1858 British Museum London http://antbase.org/ants/publications/8127/8127.pdf book 8127 C86CFDBF-61D9-48EE-9C2E-325FC0462B10 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).