Insecta - Hymenoptera - Formicidae
Alternative combination: Plagiolepis kunowi
Synonyms: Plagiolepis balticus Dlussky 1997, Rhopalomyrmex pygmaeus Mayr 1868
Full reference: G. L. Mayr. 1868. Die Ameisen des baltischen Bernsteins. Beiträge zur Naturkunde Preussens 1:1-102
Belongs to Plagiolepis according to G. M. Dlussky 2010
See also Bolton 2012, Dlussky 1997, Mayr 1868, Spahr 1987 and Wheeler 1915
Sister taxa: Plagiolepis klinsmanni, Plagiolepis labilis, Plagiolepis minutissima, Plagiolepis paradoxa, Plagiolepis singularis, Plagiolepis solitaria, Plagiolepis squamifera, Plagiolepis wheeleri
Type specimens:
- Plagiolepis kuenowi: Konigsberg 3760/108, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Baltic amber, Konigsberg collection, which is in a Priabonian terrestrial amber in the Russian Federation.
- Plagiolepis balticus:
- Rhopalomyrmex pygmaeus: Konigsberg 7576/290, an exoskeleton.
Distribution:
• Eocene of Denmark (1 collection), Germany (2), Poland (1), the Russian Federation (5), Ukraine (1)
Total: 10 collections including 11 occurrences
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