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Proceratiomorpha

Insecta - Hymenoptera - Formicidae

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

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

Subtaxa
Agroecomyrmecinae, Proceratiinae
Entered
by M. Clapham on 2025-09-22; modified by M. Clapham on 2025-09-22

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2025Proceratiomorpha 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
—Proceratiomorpha
—Proceratiomorpha

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. Proceratiomorpha Oberski et al. 2025
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Subfm. Agroecomyrmecinae Carpenter 1930
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G. †Agroecomyrmex Wheeler 1910
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G. †Eulithomyrmex Carpenter 1935
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†Eulithomyrmex rugosus Carpenter 1930
†Eulithomyrmex striatus Carpenter 1930
Invalid names: Lithomyrmex Carpenter 1930 [replaced]
Subfm. Proceratiinae Emery 1895
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Tr. Proceratiini Emery 1885
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G. †Bradoponera Mayr 1868
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†Bradoponera electrina Baroni Urbani 2003
†Bradoponera meieri Mayr 1868
†Bradoponera similis Dlussky 2009
†Bradoponera wunderlichi Baroni Urbani and de Andrade 2003
G. Discothyrea Roger 1863
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†Discothyrea gigas de Andrade 1998
†Discothyrea maya de Andrade 1998
G. Proceratium Roger 1863
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†Proceratium denticulatum Lattke 1991
†Proceratium dominicanum de Andrade 2003
†Proceratium eocenicum Dlussky 2009
†Proceratium gibberum de Andrade 2003
†Proceratium petrosum Dlussky et al. 2015
†Proceratium poinari Baroni Urbani and de Andrade 2003
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: Kiessling 2004, Bush and Bambach 2015

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Chadronian to the top of the Holocene or 37.00000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 33.9 Ma

Collections (27 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Ukraine Bradoponera wunderlichi (232214 238338 241346) Bradoponera wunderlichi, Bradoponera meyeri (122997)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Germany (Halle) Bradoponera meyeri (129228) Bradoponera meyeri, Bradoponera similis (129227)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Russian Federation (Kaliningrad) Bradoponera meieri (123458 138660) Bradoponera meieri, Myrmica duisburgi (123927) Bradoponera meyeri (123420 123766) Bradoponera meyeri, Proceratium eocenicum (110735) Bradoponera sp., Bradoponera wunderlichi, Bradoponera electrina (124318)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Poland Bradoponera meieri (120811) Bradoponera meyeri, Proceratium eocenicum (120813)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Russian Federation (Primorskiy) Proceratium petrosum (123794)
Chadronian37.0 - 33.9USA (Colorado) Lithomyrmex rugosus (127617) Lithomyrmex rugosus, Lithomyrmex striatus (106384)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Mexico (Chiapas) Proceratium poinari, Discothyrea maya (125757)
Burdigalian - Langhian20.45 - 13.82Dominican Republic Proceratium denticulatum (138941) Proceratium dominicanum (122474) Proceratium gibberum (138708) Proceratium poinari (124281) Proceratium poinari, Proceratium dominicanum (21978) Proceratium poinari, Proceratium dominicanum, Discothyrea gigas (122472)
Langhian15.98 - 13.82China (Fujian) Proceratium sp., Discothyrea sp. (220273)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Colombia (Boyacá) Proceratium sp. (215881)