Myrmeciites 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 B. Bolton 2012

See also Archibald et al. 2006

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

Subtaxa: Myrmeciites goliath Myrmeciites herculeanus Myrmeciites tabanifluviensis

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Ecology:

Distribution:

• Eocene of Canada (3: British Columbia collections), United States (1: Washington)

Total: 4 collections including 5 occurrences

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