Prionomyrmex wappleri Dlussky 2012 (bulldog ant)

Insecta - Hymenoptera - Formicidae

Full reference: G. M. Dlussky. 2012. New fossil ants of the subfamily Myrmeciinae (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) from Germany. Paleontological Journal 46:288-292

Belongs to Prionomyrmex according to B. Bolton 2012

See also Dlussky 2012

Sister taxa: Prionomyrmex gusakovi, Prionomyrmex janzeni, Prionomyrmex longiceps

Type specimen: IfP UB Ro A-712, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Rott (Von Dechen Bonn coll.), which is in a MP 30 lacustrine - large lignite in Germany.

Ecology:

Distribution: found only at Rott (Von Dechen Bonn coll.)

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