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Species: †Burmomyrma rossi   Dlussky, 1996 


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Taxonomic History (provided by Barry Bolton, 2017)

†Burmomyrma rossi Dlussky, 1996B: 87, fig. 2a (q.) BURMESE AMBER (Cretaceous). AntCat AntWiki HOL

Distribution:

(based on species list records)
Indomalaya Region: Asia, Kachin, Myanmar, South-Eastern Asia

Distribution Notes:

Burmese amber, Tanai Village, Myanmar; Mid-Cretaceous, Early Cenomanian (98.79 +- 0.62 Ma; Shi et al., 2012).

Comments:

Holotype BMNH(P)In.19125, in Natural History Museum, London, U.K.

Taxonomic Notes:

See also Bolton, 2003: 80, "incertae sedis in Aneuretinae".

References:

  • Dlussky G.M., 1996. Ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from Burmese amber. Paleontological Journal, 30(4): 449-454.
  • Bolton B., 2003. Synopsis and classification of Formicidae. Memoirs of the American Entomological Institute, 71: 1-370.
  • Shi G., Grimaldi D.A., Harlow G.E., Wang Jing, Wang Jun, Yang M., Lei W., Li Q., Li X., 2012. Age constraint on Burmese amber based on UPb dating of zircons. Cretaceous Research, 37: 155-163.

Specimen Habitat Summary

Type specimens: holotype: bmnhp19125



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