Eotemnothorax Radchenko 2024 (ant)

Insecta - Hymenoptera - Formicidae

Full reference: A. Radchenko. 2024. Eotemnothorax gen. nov. (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) - a new ant genus from late Eocene European ambers. Annales Zoologici 74:717-752

Parent taxon: Myrmicinae according to A. Radchenko 2024

Sister taxa: Afromyrma, Agastomyrma, Aphaenogaster longaeva, Attini, Biamomyrma, Bilobomyrma, Boltonidris, Brachytarsites, Cephalomyrmex, Cephites, Clavipetiola, Crematogastrini, Electromyrmex, Enneamerus, Eocenidris, Eomyrmex, Fallomyrma, Fushunomyrmex, Ilemomyrmex, Incertogaster, Lelejus, Melissotarsus, Miosolenopsis, Myrmecites, Myrmicini, Orbigastrula, Pogonomyrmecini, Pseudomyrmini, Quadrulicapito, Quineangulicapito, Sinomyrmex, Solenopsidiini, Solenopsidini, Solenopsites, Sphaerogasterites, Stenammini, Wumyrmex, Zhangidris

Subtaxa: Eotemnothorax armatum Eotemnothorax balticus Eotemnothorax foveocephalus Eotemnothorax glaesarius Eotemnothorax gracilis Eotemnothorax groehni Eotemnothorax hystriculus Eotemnothorax khomychi Eotemnothorax longaevus Eotemnothorax odontos Eotemnothorax pedunculatus Eotemnothorax perkovskii Eotemnothorax petiolatus Eotemnothorax placivus Eotemnothorax punctatus Eotemnothorax rav Eotemnothorax rectispinus Eotemnothorax rhytidus

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Type: Leptothorax gracilis

Ecology:

Distribution:

• Eocene of Poland (1 collection), the Russian Federation (2)

Total: 3 collections including 8 occurrences

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