†Sphecomyrma freyi Wilson and Brown 1967 (ant)
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Insecta - Hymenoptera - Formicidae
Full reference: E. O. Wilson and W. L. Brown. 1967. Taxonomic names, in The first Mesozoic ants, with the description of a new subfamily. Psyche 74:1-19
Belongs to Sphecomyrma according to B. E. Boudinot et al. 2020
See also Engel and Grimaldi 2005, Grimaldi et al. 1997, Spahr 1987 and Wilson and Brown 1967
Sister taxa: Sphecomyrma mesaki, Sphecomyrma nexa
Type specimen: Its type locality is Cliffwood Beach, Raritan Bay, which is in a Turonian/Santonian terrestrial amber in the Magothy Formation of New Jersey
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of United States (3: New Jersey collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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