†Sphecomyrma Wilson and Brown 1967 (ant)
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Insecta - Hymenoptera - Formicidae
Full reference: E. O. Wilson and W. L. Brown. 1967. Taxonomic names, in The first Mesozoic ants, with the description of a new subfamily. Psyche 74:1-19
Parent taxon: Sphecomyrminae according to C. Sosiak et al. 2024
See also Bolton 2003, Bolton 2012, Borysenko 2017, Boudinot et al. 2020, Carpenter 1992, Engel and Grimaldi 2005, Wilson 1985 and Wilson and Brown 1967
Sister taxa: Baikuris, Gerontoformica, Myanmyrma, Sphecomyrmini
Subtaxa: Sphecomyrma freyi Sphecomyrma mesaki Sphecomyrma nexa
Type: Sphecomyrma freyi
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of United States (4: New Jersey, North Carolina collections)
Total: 4 collections including 7 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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