†Azteca alpha Wilson 1985 (ant)
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Insecta - Hymenoptera - Formicidae
Full reference: E. O. Wilson. 1985. Ants of the Dominican Amber (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) 3. The Subfamily Dolichoderinae. Psyche 92(1):17-37
Belongs to Azteca according to F. Fernández and S. Sendoya 2004
See also Spahr 1987 and Wilson 1985
Sister taxon: Azteca eumeces
Type specimen: Its type locality is Dominican Amber (MCZ collection), which is in a Burdigalian/Langhian terrestrial amber in the Dominican Republic
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Quaternary of the Dominican Republic (1 collection)
• Miocene of the Dominican Republic (10)
Total: 11 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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