Ypresiomyrma Archibald et al. 2006 (bulldog ant)

Insecta - Hymenoptera - Formicidae

Full reference: S. B. Archibald, S. P. Cover, and C. S. Moreau. 2006. Bulldog Ants of the Eocene Okanagan Highlands and History of the Subfamily (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Myrmeciinae). Annals of the Entomological Society of America 99(3):487-523

Parent taxon: Myrmeciinae according to G. M. Dlussky et al. 2015

See also Archibald et al. 2006 and Bolton 2012

Sister taxa: Archimyrmex, Avitomyrmex, Macabeemyrma, Myrmeciites, Prionomyrmecini, Propalosoma, Tyrannomecia

Subtaxa: Ypresiomyrma bartletti Ypresiomyrma orbiculata Ypresiomyrma orientalis Ypresiomyrma rebekkae

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Ecology:

Distribution:

• Eocene of Canada (1: British Columbia collection), Denmark (3), the Russian Federation (2)

Total: 6 collections including 7 occurrences

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