Myrmecites pusillus Heer 1849

Insecta - Hymenoptera - Formicidae

Alternative combinations: Crematogaster pusilla, Myrmica pusilla

Full reference: O. Heer. 1849. Die Insektenfauna der Tertiärgebilde von Oeningen und von Radoboj in Croatien. Zweiter Theil: Henschrecken, Florfliegen, Aderflügler, Schmetterlinge und Fliegen 1-264

Belongs to Myrmecites according to G. M. Dlussky and T. S. Putyatina 2014

See also Bolton 2012, Handlirsch 1907, Heer 1849 and Heer 1867

Sister taxa: Myrmecites dubius, Myrmecites latus, Myrmecites major, Myrmecites rotundiceps, Myrmecites sibiricus, Myrmecites ullrichi

Type specimen: NHMW 1852.XXIX.41, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Radoboj (Grätz Collection), which is in a Sarmatian lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal limestone in Croatia.

Distribution:

• Miocene of Croatia (2 collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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