Celebes copal: Holocene, Indonesia
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Insecta
- Coleoptera
- Curculionidae
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Acicnemis fossilis n. sp.
Kleine 1924
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Kleine 1924 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
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Insecta
- Hymenoptera
- Formicidae
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Pheidole plagiaria
Smith 1860
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Viehmeyer 1913 | |||||||||
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Cataulacus resinosus n. sp.
(Viehmeyer 1913)
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Viehmeyer 1913 | 2 specimens | ||||||||
| Cataulacus taprobanae var. resinosa | ||||||||||
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Pristomyrmex parumpunctatus
Emery 1887
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Viehmeyer 1913 | |||||||||
| synonym of Pristomyrmex umbripennis | ||||||||||
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Iridomyrmex dimorphus
Viehmeyer 1912
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Viehmeyer 1913 | 2 specimens | ||||||||
| recombined as Anonychomyrma dimorpha | ||||||||||
| var. contenta | ||||||||||
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Dolichoderus bituberculatus
(Mayr 1862)
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Viehmeyer 1913 | |||||||||
| synonym of Dolichoderus thoracicus | ||||||||||
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Platythyrea coxalis
Emery 1893
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Viehmeyer 1913 | |||||||||
| synonym of Platythyrea parallela | ||||||||||
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Odontomachus saevissimus
Smith 1858
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Viehmeyer 1913 | |||||||||
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Odontomachus cephalotes
Smith 1863
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Viehmeyer 1913 | |||||||||
| Odontomachus ruficeps subsp. cephalotes | ||||||||||
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Oecophylla smaragdina
(Fabricius 1775)
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Viehmeyer 1913 | |||||||||
| var. celebensis | ||||||||||
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Camponotus (Colobopsis) vitreus
(Smith 1860)
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Viehmeyer 1913 | |||||||||
| recombined as Colobopsis vitrea | ||||||||||
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Calomyrmex levissimus
(Smith 1859)
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Viehmeyer 1913 | |||||||||
| recombined as Calomyrmex laevissimus | ||||||||||
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Polyrhachis subfossa n. sp.
Viehmeyer 1913
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Viehmeyer 1913 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
| (1 measurement) | ||||||||||
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Polyrhachis cincta n. sp.
(Viehmeyer 1913)
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Viehmeyer 1913 | 2 specimens | ||||||||
| Polyrhachis dahli var. cincta (2 measurements) | ||||||||||
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Polyrhachis levior
Roger 1863
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Viehmeyer 1913 | |||||||||
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Polyrhachis excitata n. sp.
Viehmeyer 1913
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Viehmeyer 1913 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
| (1 measurement) | ||||||||||
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Polyrhachis celebensis n. sp.
(Viehmeyer 1913)
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Viehmeyer 1913 | 2 specimens | ||||||||
| Polyrhachis rastellata var. celebensis | ||||||||||
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Polyrhachis circumdata n. sp.
Viehmeyer 1913
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Viehmeyer 1913 | 3 specimens | ||||||||
| (3 measurements) | ||||||||||
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Polyrhachis continua
Emery 1887
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Viehmeyer 1913 | 2 specimens | ||||||||
| var. revocata (1 measurement) | ||||||||||
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Polyrhachis restituta n. sp.
Viehmeyer 1913
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Viehmeyer 1913 | 3 specimens | ||||||||
| synonym of Polyrhachis decipiens | ||||||||||
| 1 var. conclusa (1 measurement) | ||||||||||
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Polyrhachis paromalus
Smith 1863
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Viehmeyer 1913 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
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Polyrhachis tibialis
Smith 1858
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Viehmeyer 1913 | |||||||||
| var. parsis | ||||||||||
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Polyrhachis erosispina
(Emery 1900)
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Viehmeyer 1913 | |||||||||
| Polyrhachis bellicosa var. erosispina | ||||||||||
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Polyrhachis inclusa n. sp.
Viehmeyer 1912
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1 specimen | |||||||||
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Rhytidoponera araneoides
(Le Guillou 1842)
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Viehmeyer 1913 | |||||||||
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Cerapachys conservatus n. sp.
Viehmeyer 1913
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Viehmeyer 1913 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
| recombined as Parasyscia conservata | ||||||||||
| (1 measurement) | ||||||||||
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Phyracaces suscitatus n. sp.
Viehmeyer 1913
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Viehmeyer 1913 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
| recombined as Lioponera suscitata | ||||||||||
| (1 measurement) | ||||||||||
| see common names | ||||||||||
Geography
| Country: | Indonesia |
| Coordinates: | 5.1° South, 119.5° East (view map) |
| Paleocoordinates: | 5.1° South, 119.5° East |
| Basis of coordinate: | based on nearby landmark |
| Geographic resolution: | local area |
Time
| Period: | Quaternary | Epoch: | Holocene |
| 10 m.y. bin: | Cenozoic 6 | ||
| Key time interval: | Holocene | ||
| Age range of interval: | 0.01170 - 0.00000 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
| Stratigraphy comments: Likely of subfossil origin (can be dissolved in alcohol to extract insects) |
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | amber |
| Environment: | terrestrial indet. |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body,amber |
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils |
Collection methods and comments
| Reason for describing collection: | taxonomic analysis |
| Museum repositories: | MfN |
| Collection method comments: Repository: Dresden Museum (some of Viehmeyer's ant types now at Humboldt Museum) | |
Metadata
| Database number: | 182105 | ||
| Authorizer: | M. Clapham | Enterer: | M. Clapham |
| Modifier: | M. Clapham | Research group: | paleoentomology |
| Created: | 2016-10-10 21:19:33 | Last modified: | 2017-05-23 16:34:15 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2016-10-10 21:19:33 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY |
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 60547. | H. Viehmeyer. 1912. Ameisen aus Deutsch Neuguinea gesammelt von Dr. O. Schlaginhaufen. Nebst einem Verzeichnisse der papuanischen Arten. Abhandlungen und Berichte des Königlichen Zoologischen und Anthropologische-Ethnographischen Museums zu Dresden 14:1-26 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham] |
Secondary references:
| 60539 | R. Kleine. 1924. Neue Arten der Gattung Acicnemis Lacordaire nebst faunistischen Mitteilungen. Archiv für Naturgeschichte, Abteilung A 90:148-164 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham] | |
| 60540 | H. Viehmeyer. 1913. Ameisen aus dem Kopal von Celebes. Stettiner Entomologische Zeitung 74:141-155 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham] |