†Nylanderia vetula LaPolla and Dlussky 2010 (ant)
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Insecta - Hymenoptera - Formicidae
Full reference: J. S. LaPolla and G. M. Dlussky. 2010. Review of fossil Prenolepis genus-group species (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 112:258-273
Belongs to Nylanderia according to B. Bolton 2012
See also LaPolla and Dlussky 2010
Sister taxon: Nylanderia pygmaea
Type specimen: AMNH DR-10-193, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Dominican amber (AMNH coll), which is in a Burdigalian/Langhian terrestrial amber in the Dominican Republic.
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Dominican amber (AMNH coll)
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