†Messor draxil Fisher 2025 (ant)

Insecta - Hymenoptera - Formicidae

Synonym: Messor sculpturatus Carpenter 1930 [replaced name]

Full reference: B. L. Fisher. 2025. Replacement names for junior homonyms in ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). ZooKeys 1256:81-113

Belongs to Messor according to B. L. Fisher 2025

See also Carpenter 1930

Sister taxa: none

Type specimens:

  • Messor draxil: MCZ 2920, an exoskeleton
  • Messor sculpturatus: MCZ 2920, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Florissant (MCZ Collection), which is in a Chadronian lacustrine - large shale in the Florissant Formation of Colorado.

Ecology:

Distribution:

• Eocene of United States (6: Colorado collections)

Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence

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