†subfamily Sphecomyrminae Wilson and Brown 1967 (ant)
Insecta - Hymenoptera - Formicidae
Alternative spelling: Sphecomyrmidae
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: Sphecomyrmines according to B. E. Boudinot et al. 2020
See also Bolton 2003, Bolton 2012, Borysenko 2017, Dlussky 1983, Engel and Grimaldi 2005, Perrichot 2014, Perrichot 2015, Rasnitsyn 1975 and Wilson and Brown 1967
Sister taxa: Haidomyrmecinae, Zigrasimeciinae
Subtaxa: Gerontoformica Myanmyrma Sphecomyrma Sphecomyrmini
Type: Sphecomyrma
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of France (3 collections), Myanmar (4), United States (3: New Jersey)
Total: 10 collections including 26 occurrences