†Miomyrmex striatus Carpenter 1930 (ant)
Click image to enlarge. Click to access iDigBio record.
Insecta - Hymenoptera - Formicidae
Full reference: F. M. Carpenter. 1930. The Fossil Ants of North America. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University 70:1-66
Belongs to Miomyrmex according to B. Bolton 2012
See also Carpenter 1930
Sister taxon: Miomyrmex impactus
Type specimen: MCZ 2861, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Florissant (MCZ Collection), which is in a Chadronian lacustrine - large shale in the Florissant Formation of Colorado.
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Eocene of United States (4: Colorado collections)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
Click image to enlarge. Click to access iDigBio record.