Jerarquía taxonómica:
Formicidae → Atta cephalotes (Linnaeus, 1758)

Familia:
Formicidae

Autor:
(Linnaeus, 1758)

Sinónimos:
Formica fervens Drury, 1782
Formica grossa Fabricius, 1787
Atta lutea Forel, 1893
Formica migratoria De Geer, 1773
Formica visitatrix Christ, 1791
Formica cephalotes Linnaeus, 1758
Atta migratoria (De Geer, 1773)
Atta grossa (Fabricius, 1787)
Atta fervens (Drury, 1782)
Atta visitatrix (Christ, 1791)
Atta cephalotes subsp. isthmicola Weber, 1941
Atta cephalotes subsp. oaxaquensis Gonçalves, 1942
Atta cephalotes subsp. polita Emery, 1905
Atta cephalotes var. integrior Forel, 1904
Atta cephalotes var. opaca Forel, 1904