†Vollenhovia beyrichi Mayr 1868 (ant)

Insecta - Hymenoptera - Formicidae

Alternative combination: Macromischa beyrichi

Synonym: Propodomyrma samlandica Wheeler 1910

Full reference: G. L. Mayr. 1868. Die Ameisen des baltischen Bernsteins. Beiträge zur Naturkunde Preussens 1:1-102

Belongs to Vollenhovia according to U. Spahr 1987

See also Bolton 2012, Mayr 1868, Wheeler 1910 and Wheeler 1915

Sister taxon: Vollenhovia prisca

Type specimens:

  • Vollenhovia beyrichi: Konigsberg 198/3850, an exoskeleton
  • Propodomyrma samlandica: Klebs K 904, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Baltic Amber, Klebs collection, which is in a Priabonian terrestrial amber in the Russian Federation.

Ecology:

Distribution:

• Eocene of the Russian Federation (3 collections)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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