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Species: †Nesomyrmex dominicanus   (De Andrade, Baroni Urbani, Brandão & Wagensberg, 1999) 


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Taxonomic History (provided by Barry Bolton, 2017)

†Leptothorax dominicanus De Andrade, Baroni Urbani, Brandão & Wagensberg, 1999: 137, figs. 2, 4 (w.) DOMINICAN AMBER (Miocene). AntCat AntWiki HOL

Taxonomic history

Combination in Nesomyrmex: Bolton, 2003 PDF: 272.

Distribution Notes:

Dominican amber; Early Miocene (16-19 Ma).

Comments:

Holotype H 10-208-A in Naturhistorisches Museum Basel, Switzerland.

References:

  • De Andrade M. L., Baroni Urbani C., Brandao C. R. F., Wagensberg J. 1999. Two new species of Leptothorax "Nesomyrmex" fossils in Dominican amber (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Beitrage zur Entomologie, 49(1): 133-140.
  • Bolton B. 2003. Synopsis and classification of Formicidae. Memoirs of the American Entomological Institute, 71: 1-370.

Specimen Habitat Summary

Type specimens: Holotype of Leptothorax dominicanus: casent0914704



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