Colombian copal, Boyaca (DuBois coll) (Holocene of Colombia)

Where: Boyacá, Colombia (6.2° N, 72.7° W: paleocoordinates 6.2° N, 72.7° W)

• local area-level geographic resolution

When: Holocene (0.0 - 0.0 Ma)

Environment/lithology: terrestrial; amber

Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils

Preservation: amber

Collection methods: Repository: personal collection of M.B. DuBois

Primary reference: M. B. DuBois and J. S. LaPolla. 1999. A preliminary review of Colombia ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) preserved in copal. Entomological News 110:162-172 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 215881: authorized by Matthew Clapham, entered by Matthew Clapham on 26.11.2020

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Taxonomic list

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Insecta
 Hymenoptera - Formicidae
Gnamptogenys sp., Proceratium sp., Linepithema sp., Forelius sp., Dolichoderus sp., Azteca sp., Tapinoma sp., Paratrechina sp., Camponotus sp., Pachycondyla sp., Hypoponera sp., Platythyrea sp., Myrmicinae indet., Rogeria sp., Solenopsis sp., Acromyrmex sp., Pheidole sp., "Cephalotes sp." = Cephalotes, "Zacryptocerus sp." = Cephalotes, Crematogaster sp., Pseudomyrmex sp.
Gnamptogenys sp. Roger 1863 ant
Proceratium sp. Roger 1863 ant
Linepithema sp. Mayr 1866 ant
Forelius sp. Emery 1888 ant
Dolichoderus sp. Lund 1831 ant
Azteca sp. Forel 1878 ant
Tapinoma sp. Forster 1850 ant
Paratrechina sp. Motschoulsky 1863 ant
Camponotus sp. Mayr 1861 ant
Pachycondyla sp. Smith 1858 ant
Hypoponera sp. Santschi 1938 ant
Platythyrea sp. Roger 1863 ant
Myrmicinae indet. Lepeletier de Saint-Fargeau 1835 ant
Rogeria sp. Emery 1894 ant
Solenopsis sp. Westwood 1840 ant
Acromyrmex sp. Mayr 1865 ant
Pheidole sp. Westwood 1840 ant
"Cephalotes sp." = Cephalotes Latreille 1802 ant
"Zacryptocerus sp." = Cephalotes Latreille 1802 ant
Crematogaster sp. Lund 1831 ant
Pseudomyrmex sp. Lund 1831 ant