Insecta - Hymenoptera - Formicidae
Full reference: G. M. Dlussky, T. Wappler, and S. Wedmann. 2009. Fossil ants of the genus Gesomyrmex Mayr (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) from the Eocene of Europe and remarks on the evolution of arboreal ant communities. Zootaxa 2031:1-20
Belongs to Gesomyrmex according to B. Bolton 2012
See also Dlussky et al. 2009
Sister taxa: Gesomyrmex bremii, Gesomyrmex breviceps, Gesomyrmex gallicus, Gesomyrmex germanicus, Gesomyrmex hoernesi, Gesomyrmex macrops, Gesomyrmex magnus, Gesomyrmex pulcher
Type specimen: NHMM PE-2000/14, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Eckfeld Maar (NHMN 2000 collection), which is in a MP 13 crater lake siltstone/shale in the Eifel Formation of Germany.
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Eckfeld Maar (NHMN 2000 collection)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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