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 P. S. Ward et al. 2015
See also Bolton 2012, Dlussky and Perfilieva 2014 and Dlussky and Rasnitsyn 2002
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, Myrmecites, Myrmicini, Orbigastrula, Pogonomyrmecini, Pseudomyrmini, Quadrulicapito, Quineangulicapito, Sinomyrmex, Solenopsidiini, Solenopsidini, Sphaerogasterites, Stenammini, Wumyrmex, Zhangidris
Subtaxa: Solenopsites abdita Solenopsites minutus Solenopsites rossi
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Eocene of the United Kingdom (1 collection), United States (2: Colorado, Montana)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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