Species: †Leucotaphus permancus Cockerell, 1927

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Classification:

Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Formicinae
Genus: Leucotaphus
Species: permancus

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Taxonomic History (provided by Barry Bolton, 2017)

†Leucotaphus permancus Cockerell, 1927: 165 (footnote) GREAT BRITAIN (Eocene). AntCat AntWiki HOL

Taxonomic history

Nomen dubium, Incertae sedis in Formicidae: Dlussky & Perfilieva, 2014 PDF: 433 .

Distribution Notes:

Bembridge Marls, Gurnard Bay, Isle of Wight, U.K.; Late Eocene (ca. 34 Ma).

Comments:

Type material in Natural History Museum, London, U.K.

References:

Cockerell T.D.A. 1927. Fossil insects from the Miocene of Colorado. Annals and Magazine of Natural History, 9(19): 161-166.

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