Miomyrmex impactus

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Miomyrmex impactus
Temporal range: Late Eocene
Florissant, Colorado, United States
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Dolichoderinae
Tribe: †Miomyrmecini
Genus: Miomyrmex
Species: M. impactus
Binomial name
Miomyrmex impactus
(Cockerell, 1927)
Miomyrmex impactus Obverse of holotype no. 2857 queen

Identification

Distribution

This taxon was described from Florissant, Colorado, United States (Late Eocene).

Castes

Nomenclature

The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.

  • impactus. †Formica impacta Cockerell, 1927: 165 (q.) U.S.A. (Oligocene). Combination in †Miomyrmex: Carpenter, 1930: 52.

Description

References

  • Carpenter, F. M. 1930. The fossil ants of North America. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 70: 1-66 (page 52, Combination in Miomyrmex)
  • Cockerell, T. D. A. 1927. Fossil insects from the Miocene of Colorado. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. 9(19): 161-166 (page 165, queen described)