Taxonomic History (provided by Barry Bolton, 2017)
†Polyrhachis annosus Wappler, Dlussky & Reuter, 2009 PDF: 434, figs. 3, 4a,b,d (w.) GREECE (Crete) (Miocene). Steinmann Institute for Geology, Mineralogy, Paleontology, University of Bonn, Germany. IPB-WAPPLER-1a, b.
AntCat AntWiki Distribution:
(based on species list records)
Palearctic Region: Crete,
Europe,
Greece,
Southern Europe
Distribution Notes:
Apomarma, Messara Basin, Crete, Greece; Varvara Formation, Late Miocene, Messinian (5.3-7.2 Ma).
Taxonomic Notes:
Bolton, pers. obs.: gender of
Polyrhachis is feminine, hence species epithet to agree with it must be
annosa, not
annosus.
References:
Wappler T., Dlussky G.M. & Reuter M., 2009. The first fossil record of Polyrhachis (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Formicinae) from the Upper Miocene of Crete (Greece). Palaontologische Zeitschrift, 83(3): 431-438.
Specimen Habitat Summary
Type specimens: holotype: ipbwappler1
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