Ypresiomyrma rebekkae Rust and Andersen 1999 (bulldog ant)

Insecta - Hymenoptera - Formicidae

Alternative combination: Pachycondyla rebekkae

Full reference: J. Rust and N. M. Andersen. 1999. Giant ants from the Paleogene of Denmark with a discussion of the fossil history and early evolution of ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 125:331-348

Belongs to Ypresiomyrma according to B. Bolton 2012

See also Archibald et al. 2006 and Rust and Andersen 1999

Sister taxa: Ypresiomyrma bartletti, Ypresiomyrma orbiculata, Ypresiomyrma orientalis

Type specimen: GMUC Danekrae 94, an exoskeleton (queen body with wing)

Ecology:

Distribution:

• Eocene of Denmark (3 collections)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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