†Metalasius pumilus Mayr 1868 (ant)
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Insecta - Hymenoptera - Formicidae
Alternative combination: Lasius pumilus
Full reference: G. L. Mayr. 1868. Die Ameisen des baltischen Bernsteins. Beiträge zur Naturkunde Preussens 1:1-102
Belongs to Metalasius according to B. E. Boudinot et al. 2022
See also Mayr 1868, Spahr 1987 and Wheeler 1915
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: Konigsberg 7511/225, an exoskeleton
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Eocene of Poland (2 collections), the Russian Federation (3)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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