Ceratomyrmex Perrichot et al. 2016 (hell ant)

Insecta - Hymenoptera - Formicidae

Full reference: V. Perrichot, B. Wang, and M. S. Engel. 2016. Extreme morphogenesis and ecological specialization among Cretaceous basal ants. Current Biology 26:1468-1472

Parent taxon: Haidomyrmecinae according to B. E. Boudinot et al. 2020

See also Borysenko 2017, Lattke and Melo 2020, Perrichot et al. 2016 and Perrichot et al. 2020

Sister taxa: Aquilomyrmex, Chonidris, Dhagnathos, Dilobops, Haidomyrmex, Haidomyrmodes, Haidoterminus, Linguamyrmex, Protoceratomyrmex

Subtaxa: Ceratomyrmex ellenbergeri Ceratomyrmex planus

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Type: Ceratomyrmex ellenbergeri

Ecology:

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of Myanmar (4 collections)

Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence

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