†Brownimecia Grimaldi et al. 1997 (ant)
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Insecta - Hymenoptera - Formicidae
Full reference: D. A. Grimaldi, D. Agosti, and J. M. Carpenter. 1997. New and rediscovered primitive ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in Cretaceous amber from New Jersey, and their phylogenetic relationships. American Museum Novitates 3208
Parent taxon: Brownimeciinae according to C. Sosiak et al. 2024
See also Barden 2017, Bolton 2003, Bolton 2012, Boudinot et al. 2020 and Engel and Grimaldi 2005
Sister taxon: Brownimeciini
Subtaxa: Brownimecia clavata Brownimecia inconspicua
Type: Brownimecia clavata
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of United States (2: New Jersey, North Carolina collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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