†Lelejus venustus Radchenko and Proshchalykin 2021 (ant)
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Insecta - Hymenoptera - Formicidae
Full reference: A. G. Radchenko and M. Y. Proshchalykin. 2021. New extinct ant genus (Hymenoptera, Formicidae, Myrmicinae) from late Eocene Rovno amber. Journal of Hymenoptera Research 84:271-282
Belongs to Lelejus according to A. G. Radchenko and M. Y. Proshchalykin 2021
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: SIZK UA-27845, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Rovno Amber, Ukryantar factory material (SIZK UA collection), which is in a Priabonian terrestrial amber in Ukraine.
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Rovno Amber, Ukryantar factory material (SIZK UA collection)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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