Insecta - Hymenoptera - Formicidae

Full reference: E. O. Wilson. 1985. Ants of the Dominican Amber (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) 1. Two New Myrmicine Genera and an Aberrant Pheidole. Psyche 92(1):1-9

Parent taxon: Myrmicinae according to P. S. Ward et al. 2015

See also Bolton 2003 and Bolton 2012

Sister taxa: Afromyrma, Agastomyrma, Aphaenogaster longaeva, Attini, Biamomyrma, Bilobomyrma, Boltonidris, Brachytarsites, Cephalomyrmex, Cephites, Clavipetiola, Crematogastrini, Electromyrmex, Enneamerus, Eocenidris, Eomyrmex, Fallomyrma, Fushunomyrmex, Incertogaster, Lelejus, Melissotarsus, Miosolenopsis, Myrmecites, Myrmicini, Orbigastrula, Pogonomyrmecini, Pseudomyrmini, Quadrulicapito, Quineangulicapito, Sinomyrmex, Solenopsidiini, Solenopsidini, Solenopsites, Sphaerogasterites, Stenammini, Wumyrmex, Zhangidris

Subtaxa: Ilemomyrmex caecus

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Ecology:

Distribution: found only at Dominican Amber (MCZ collection) (Miocene to Miocene of Dominican Republic)

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