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Gerontoformica
Taxonomy
Gerontoformica was named by Nel and Perrault (2004).
It was assigned to Formicidae by Nel and Perrault (2004), Bolton (2012) and Barden and Grimaldi (2016); to Sphecomyrmini by Borysenko (2017); and to Sphecomyrminae by Boudinot et al. (2020) and Boudinot et al. (2022).
It was assigned to Formicidae by Nel and Perrault (2004), Bolton (2012) and Barden and Grimaldi (2016); to Sphecomyrmini by Borysenko (2017); and to Sphecomyrminae by Boudinot et al. (2020) and Boudinot et al. (2022).
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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2004 | Gerontoformica Nel and Perrault p. 24 |
2004 | Gerontoformica cretacica Nel and Perrault pp. 24-25 figs. 1-2 |
2005 | Sphecomyrmodes Engel and Grimaldi |
2005 | Sphecomyrmodes orientalis Engel and Grimaldi |
2007 | Sphecomyrmodes Perrichot et al. p. 95 |
2012 | Gerontoformica Bolton |
2012 | Gerontoformica cretacica Bolton |
2012 | Sphecomyrmodes Bolton |
2012 | Sphecomyrmodes orientalis Bolton |
2014 | Sphecomyrmodes rugosus Barden and Grimaldi p. 15 figs. 6A-C |
2014 | Sphecomyrmodes tendir Barden and Grimaldi p. 17 figs. 9A-C |
2016 | Gerontoformica orientalis Barden and Grimaldi |
2016 | Gerontoformica rugosus Barden and Grimaldi |
2016 | Gerontoformica tendir Barden and Grimaldi |
2016 | Gerontoformica Barden and Grimaldi p. 518 |
2017 | Gerontoformica Borysenko p. 15 |
2020 | Gerontoformica Boudinot et al. p. 29 |
2020 | Gerontoformica cretacica Boudinot et al. p. 29 |
2020 | Gerontoformica orientalis Boudinot et al. p. 29 |
2020 | Gerontoformica rugosa Boudinot et al. p. 30 |
2020 | Gerontoformica tendir Boudinot et al. p. 30 |
2022 | Gerontoformica Boudinot et al. p. 1361 |
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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.
G. †Gerontoformica Nel and Perrault 2004
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†Gerontoformica contega Barden and Grimaldi 2014
†Gerontoformica gracilis Barden and Grimaldi 2014
†Gerontoformica magna Barden and Grimaldi 2014
†Gerontoformica occidentalis Perrichot et al. 2007
†Gerontoformica pilosa Barden and Grimaldi 2014
†Gerontoformica robusta Barden and Grimaldi 2014
†Gerontoformica spiralis Barden and Grimaldi 2014
†Gerontoformica sternorhabda Boudinot et al. 2022
†Gerontoformica subcuspis Barden and Grimaldi 2014
Invalid names: Gerontoformica cretacica Nel and Perrault 2004 [nomen dubium], Gerontoformica orientalis Engel and Grimaldi 2005 [nomen dubium], Gerontoformica rugosa Barden and Grimaldi 2014 [nomen dubium], Gerontoformica tendir Barden and Grimaldi 2014 [nomen dubium], Sphecomyrmodes Engel and Grimaldi 2005 [synonym]
Diagnosis
Reference | Diagnosis | |
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A. Nel and G. Perrault 2004 | (worker characters): Presence of peg-like teeth on labrum and clypeus, made of large, cylindrical setae; mandibles long, strongly curved with a long apical tooth and a strong subapical tooth; masticatory margin not dentate; eyes present; geniculate antenna with twelve articles, with a long scape; propodeal lobes well developed; petiole well defined, pedunculate, with a rather large node and a strong constriction between it and gaster; a differentiated pretergite on first segment of gaster (third abdominal segment); gaster globose, without constriction between the segments; no sting; no acidopore; legs very long. |