†Discothyrea maya de Andrade 1998 (ant)
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Insecta - Hymenoptera - Formicidae
Full reference: M. L. de Andrade. 1998. First fossil records of the ant genus Discothyrea in Dominican and Mexican amber (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). Fragmenta Entomologica 30:201-214
Belongs to Discothyrea according to B. Bolton 2012
See also de Andrade 1998
Sister taxon: Discothyrea gigas
Type specimen: Poinar H-10-197-1. Its type locality is Mexican amber (Poinar coll), which is in a Miocene terrestrial amber in Mexico.
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Mexican amber (Poinar coll)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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