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Species: †Haidomyrmex zigrasi   Barden & Grimaldi, 2012 


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Taxonomic History (provided by Barry Bolton, 2017)

†Haidomyrmex zigrasi Barden & Grimaldi, 2012 PDF: 11, figs. 1, 4 (q.) BURMESE AMBER (Cretaceous). AntCat AntWiki

Distribution:

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

Distribution Notes:

Burmese amber, Myanmar, Kachin State, near Myitkyina; mid-Cretaceous, Early Cenomanian (98.79 +- 0.62 Ma; Shi et al., 2012).

Comments:

Holotype in personal collection of James Zigras, U.S.A.; available on demand to the AMNH Paleoentomology division (D. Grimaldi).

References:

  • Barden P. & Grimaldi D.A. 2012. Rediscovery of the bizarre Cretaceous ant Haidomyrmex Dlussky (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), with two new species. American Museum Novitates, 3755: 1-16.
  • 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: jz01



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