Insecta - Hymenoptera - Formicidae
Alternative combination: Camponotus microthoracus
Full reference: J. F. Zhang. 1989. Fossil Insects From Shanwang, Shandong, China 1-459
Belongs to Camponotites according to B. E. Boudinot et al. 2024
See also Bolton 2012 and Zhang 1989
Sister taxa: Camponotites ambon, Camponotites ampullosus, Camponotites cockerelli, Camponotites compactus, Camponotites crozei, Camponotites curviansatus, Camponotites fuscipennis, Camponotites gracilis, Camponotites heracleus, Camponotites induratus, Camponotites lignitus, Camponotites longiventris, Camponotites longus, Camponotites microcephalus, Camponotites novotnyi, Camponotites obesus, Camponotites oeningensis, Camponotites penninervis, Camponotites petrifactus, Camponotites pictus, Camponotites plenus, Camponotites shanwangensis, Camponotites silvestris, Camponotites steinbachi, Camponotites theobaldi, Camponotites tokunagai, Camponotites ullrichi, Camponotites vehemens, Camponotites vetus, Camponotites xiejiaheensis
Type specimen: 79128, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Shanwang, Linqu County, collection 79/80 (Beijing Museum), which is in a Burdigalian lacustrine - large mudstone in the Shanwang Formation of China.
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Miocene of China (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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