Messor Forel 1890 (ant)
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Insecta - Hymenoptera - Formicidae
Parent taxon: Stenammini according to P. S. Ward et al. 2015
See also Bolton 2003, Bolton 2012 and Grimaldi and Triplehorn 2008
Sister taxa: Aphaenogaster, Goniomma, Paraphaenogaster, Stenamma, Veromessor
Subtaxa: Messor sculpturatus
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Miocene of United States (2: Alaska, Idaho collections)
• Eocene of United States (6: Colorado)
Total: 8 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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