Species: †Eocenomyrma elegantula Dlussky & Radchenko, 2006

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Classification:

Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Myrmicinae
Genus: Eocenomyrma
Species: elegantula

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Taxonomic History (provided by Barry Bolton, 2017)

†Eocenomyrma elegantula Dlussky & Radchenko, 2006B PDF: 564, fig. 3 (w.) BALTIC AMBER (Eocene). AntCat AntWiki HOL

Distribution:

(based on species list records)
Palearctic Region: Eastern Europe, Europe, Kaliningrad, Russia

Distribution Notes:

Baltic amber; middle to Late Eocene (34-42 Ma).

Comments:

Holotype GPIH-Be4505 in Geologisch-Palaontologischen Institut der Universitat Hamburg, Germany.

References:

Dlussky G. M., Radchenko A. 2006. A new ant genus from the late Eocene European amber. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica, 51(3): 561-567.

Specimen Habitat Summary

Type specimens: holotype: gpih-be4505

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