Insecta - Hymenoptera - Formicidae

Full reference: G. M. Dlussky, D. J. Brothers, and A. P. Rasnitsyn. 2004. The first Late Cretaceous ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from southern Africa, with comments on the origin of the Myrmicinae. Insect Systematics & Evolution 35:1-13

Parent taxon: Myrmicinae according to P. S. Ward et al. 2015

See also Bolton 2012 and Dlussky et al. 2004

Sister taxa: Agastomyrma, Aphaenogaster longaeva, Attini, Biamomyrma, Bilobomyrma, Boltonidris, Brachytarsites, Cephalomyrmex, Cephites, Clavipetiola, Crematogastrini, Electromyrmex, Enneamerus, Eocenidris, Eomyrmex, Eotemnothorax, Fallomyrma, Fushunomyrmex, Ilemomyrmex, Incertogaster, Lelejus, Melissotarsus, Miosolenopsis, Myrmecites, Myrmicini, Orbigastrula, Pogonomyrmecini, Pseudomyrmini, Quadrulicapito, Quineangulicapito, Sinomyrmex, Solenopsidiini, Solenopsidini, Solenopsites, Sphaerogasterites, Stenammini, Wumyrmex, Zhangidris

Subtaxa: Afromyrma petrosa

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Ecology:

Distribution: found only at Orapa (Bernard Price Institute) (Cretaceous of Botswana)

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