Insecta - Hymenoptera - Formicidae
Full reference: G. M. Dlussky and A. P. Rasnitsyn. 2002. Ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of Formation Green River and some other middle Eocene deposits of North America. Russian Entomological Journal 11:411-436
Parent taxon: Myrmicinae according to G. M. Dlussky et al. 2015
See also Bolton 2012, Dlussky and Rasnitsyn 2002 and Ward et al. 2015
Sister taxa: Afromyrma, Agastomyrma, Aphaenogaster longaeva, Attini, Biamomyrma, Bilobomyrma, Boltonidris, Brachytarsites, Cephalomyrmex, Cephites, Clavipetiola, Crematogastrini, Electromyrmex, Enneamerus, Eocenidris, Eomyrmex, Fallomyrma, Formica cordata, Fushunomyrmex, Ilemomyrmex, Lelejus, Melissotarsus, Miosolenopsis, Myrmicini, Orbigastrula, Pogonomyrmecini, Pseudomyrmini, Quadrulicapito, Quineangulicapito, Sinomyrmex, Solenopsidiini, Solenopsidini, Solenopsites, Sphaerogasterites, Stenammini, Wumyrmex, Zhangidris
Subtaxa: Myrmecites dubius Myrmecites latus Myrmecites major Myrmecites pusillus Myrmecites rotundiceps Myrmecites sibiricus Myrmecites ullrichi
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Miocene of Austria (1 collection), Croatia (2)
• Eocene of the Russian Federation (1), United States (1: Colorado)
Total: 5 collections including 8 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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