†Zherichinius rapax Dlussky 1988 (ant)
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Insecta - Hymenoptera - Formicidae
Full reference: G. M. Dlussky. 1988. Ants from Sakhalin amber (Paleocene?). Paleontological Journal 22:50-61
Belongs to Zherichinius according to B. Bolton 2012
See also Dlussky 1988
Sister taxon: Zherichinius horribilis
Type specimen: PIN 3387/35, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Sakhalin Amber (PIN collection 3387), which is in a Lutetian terrestrial amber/coal in the Naibuchi Formation of the Russian Federation.
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Sakhalin Amber (PIN collection 3387)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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