Insecta - Hymenoptera - Armaniidae
Full reference: G. M. Dlussky. 1999. The first find of the Formicoidea (Hymenoptera) in the Lower Cretaceous of the Northern Hemisphere. Paleontological Journal 33(3):274-277
Belongs to Armania according to B. Bolton 2012
See also Dlussky 1999
Sister taxa: Armania capitata, Armania curiosa, Armania robusta
Type specimen: PIN 3800/100, an exoskeleton (poorly preserved winged female). Its type locality is Khetana River, outcrop 2/19 (PIN collection 3800), which is in a Coniacian lacustrine mudstone in the Amka Formation of the Russian Federation.
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of the Russian Federation (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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