Species: †Oecophylla grandimandibula Riou, 1999

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Classification:

Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Formicinae
Genus: Oecophylla
Species: grandimandibula

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Taxonomic History (provided by Barry Bolton, 2017)

†Oecophylla grandimandibula Riou, 1999: 130 (alate, sex not indicated) FRANCE (Miocene). AntCat AntWiki HOL

Distribution:

(based on species list records)
Palearctic Region: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Europe, France, Western Europe

Distribution Notes:

Montagne d'Andance, Saint-Bauzile, Ardèche, France; Late Miocene (Early Turolian, 7.5 Ma).

Comments:

Holotype R-197 in Musee de Paleontologie de la Voulte-sur-Rhone, France.

References:

Riou B. 1999. Descriptions de quelques insectes fossiles du Miocene superieur de la Montagne d'Andance (Ardeche, France). EPHE, Biologie et Evolution des Insectes, 11/12: 123-133.

Specimen Habitat Summary

Type specimens: holotype: fantweb00004

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