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Species: †Eomyrmex guchengziensis   Hong, 1974 


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Taxonomic History (provided by Barry Bolton, 2017)

†Eomyrmex guchengzienis Hong, 1974: 138. AntCat AntWiki HOL

Taxonomic history

[English translation p. 147].
(q.).
CHINA (Eocene).
Spelling emended from Eomyrmex guchengzienis: Bolton, 1995b: 188.

Distribution Notes:

Fushun amber, China; Early Eocene, early-middle Ypresian (50-53 Ma).

Comments:

Depository of type material unknown in China.

Taxonomic Notes:

See also: Holldobler & Wilson, 1990: 11, "incertae sedis in Ponerinae"; Bolton, 1994: 106; Bolton, 1995b: 188; Bolton, 2003: 258, "incertae sedis in Myrmicinae".

References:

  • Hong Y.-C.,1974. Stratigraphy and palaeontology of Fushun coal-field, Liaoning Province. Acta Geologica Sinica, 48(2): 113-149.
  • Holldobler B., Wilson E.O., 1990. The ants. Harvard University Press, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 732 pp.
  • Bolton B., 1994. Identification guide to the ant genera of the world. Harvard University Press, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 222 pp.
  • Bolton B., 1995. A new general catalogue of the ants of the world. Harvard University Press, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 504 pp.
  • Bolton B., 2003. Synopsis and classification of Formicidae. Memoirs of the American Entomological Institute, 71: 1-370.


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