Species: †Ponerites atavinus (Heer, 1849)

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Classification:

Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Ponerinae
Genus: Ponerites
Species: atavinus

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Taxonomic History (provided by Barry Bolton, 2017)

†Formica atavina Heer, 1849: 143, pl. 11, fig. 10 (m.) CROATIA (Miocene). AntCat AntWiki

Taxonomic history

[Also described as new by Heer, 1850: 143]. Combination in †Ponerites: Dlussky & Putyatina, 2014 PDF: 270, fig. 13E.

Distribution:

(based on species list records)
Palearctic Region: Croatia, Europe, Krapinsko-Zagorska, Southern Europe

Distribution Notes:

Radoboj, Croatia; in Early Miocene (Burdigalian, 16-20.4 Ma) micritic limestone.

Comments:

Holotype UMJG-P 77.582, in Universalmuseum Joanneum, Geology and Paleontology, Graz, Austria.

Specimen Habitat Summary

Type specimens: holotype: umj77582

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