†Neivamyrmex ectopus Wilson 1985 (army ant)
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Insecta - Hymenoptera - Formicidae
Full reference: E. O. Wilson. 1985. Ants of the Dominican amber (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) 2. The first fossil army ants. Psyche 92:11-16
Belongs to Neivamyrmex according to M. L. Borowiec 2016
See also Fernández and Sendoya 2004, Spahr 1987 and Wilson 1985
Sister taxon: Neivamyrmex iridescens
Type specimen: Its type locality is Dominican Amber (MCZ collection), which is in a Burdigalian/Langhian terrestrial amber in the Dominican Republic
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Miocene of the Dominican Republic (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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