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Amblyoponomorpha

Insecta - Hymenoptera - Formicidae

Taxonomy
Amblyoponomorpha was named by Oberski et al. (2025). It is extant.

It was assigned to Agroparaponeria by Oberski et al. (2025).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2025Amblyoponomorpha Oberski et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
—Deuteropoda
—Mandibulata
—PancrustaceaZrzavý and Štys 1997
—AltocrustaceaRegier et al. 2010
superclassAllotriocarida
—Athalassocarida
—LabiocaridaSchwentner et al. 2017
superclassHexapodaLatreille 1825
—Cercofilata
classInsecta
—Dicondylia
RankNameAuthor
—Paranotalia
subclassPterygota()
—NeopterygotaCrampton 1924
infraclassNeopteraMartynov 1923
—Holometabola
—Hymenopterida
orderHymenoptera
—Unicalcarida
suborderApocritaGerstaecker 1867
—Aculeata()
superfamilyFormicoidea
familyFormicidae()
—Antennoclypeata
—Euformicia
—Poneria
—Agroparaponeria
—Amblyoponomorpha
—Amblyoponomorpha

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Unr. Amblyoponomorpha Oberski et al. 2025
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Subfm. Amblyoponinae Forel 1893
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G. Amblyopone Erichson 1842
G. †Casaleia Pagliano and Scaramozzino 1990
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†Casaleia eocenica Dlussky and Wedmann 2012
†Casaleia inversa Dlussky 1981
†Casaleia longiventris Heer 1849
†Casaleia orientalis Dlussky et al. 2015
Invalid names: Protamblyopone Dlussky 1981 [replaced]
G. Myopopone Roger 1861
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†Myopopone sinensis Zhang 1989
G. Prionopelta Mayr 1866
G. Stigmatomma Roger 1859
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†Stigmatomma electrina Dlussky 2009
†Stigmatomma groehni Dlussky 2009
Invalid names: Amblyoponini Forel 1893 [invalid subgroup]
Invalid names: Apomyrminae Dlussky and Fedoseeva 1988 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitinc
Environment: terrestrialc
Locomotion: actively mobilep
Created: 2017-04-17 09:56:18
Modified: 2017-04-17 09:56:18
Source: c = class, p = phylum
References: Bush and Bambach 2015, Kiessling 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the MP 11 to the top of the Sarmatian or 48.07000 to 11.63000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 41.03 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
MP 1148.07 - 41.03Germany (Hessen) Casaleia eocenica (120798)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Russian Federation (Kaliningrad) Amblyopone groehni, Amblyopone electrina (110735)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Russian Federation (Primorskiy) Casaleia orientalis (172679)
Aquitanian23.04 - 20.45New Zealand Amblyoponinae indet., Amblyoponini indet. (50035)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98China (Shandong) Myopopone sinensis (128552)
Langhian15.98 - 13.82China (Fujian) Prionopelta sp. (220273)
Middle Miocene - Late/Upper Miocene15.98 - 5.333Kyrgyzstan Protamblyopone inversa (138753)
Sarmatian12.8 - 11.63Croatia Formica longiventris (117246)