†Hypoponera electrocacica Fiorentino et al. 2026 (ant)
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Insecta - Hymenoptera - Formicidae
Full reference: G. Fiorentino, V. Bouju, D. Sosa, S. Navarro, and P. Barden. 2026. The ant genus Hypoponera (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in Dominican amber. Journal of Paleontology 99:1418-1422
Belongs to Hypoponera according to G. Fiorentino et al. 2026
Sister taxa: Hypoponera atavia, Hypoponera scitula
Type specimen: MNHNSD FOS 18.126, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Dominican amber (MNHNSD coll), which is in a Burdigalian/Langhian terrestrial amber in the Dominican Republic.
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Dominican amber (MNHNSD coll)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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