Neivamyrmex ectopus Wilson 1985 (army ant)

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

Show more details


Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.


Click image to enlarge. Click to access iDigBio record.