Species: †Protomyrmica atavia Dlussky & Radchenko, 2009

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Classification:

Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Myrmicinae
Genus: Protomyrmica
Species: atavia

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Taxonomic History (provided by Barry Bolton, 2017)

†Protomyrmica atavia Dlussky & Radchenko, 2009 PDF: 437, fig. 1 (m.) BALTIC AMBER (Eocene). AntCat AntWiki

Distribution:

(based on species list records)
Palearctic Region: Eastern Europe, Europe, Kaliningrad, Russia

Distribution Notes:

Baltic amber; middle to Late Eocene (34-42 Ma).

Comments:

Holotype BMNH(P) In. 65422 in Natural History Museum, London.

References:

Dlussky G. M., Radchenko A. G. 2009. Two new primitive ant genera from the late Eocene European ambers. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica, 54(3): 435-441.

Specimen Habitat Summary

Type specimens: holotype: bmnhp65422

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