Brownimeciinae
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| †Brownimeciinae Temporal range: Turonian, Late Cretaceous Raritan (New Jersey) amber, New Jersey, United States | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Brownimeciinae Bolton, 2003 |
| Diversity | |
| One genus: Brownimecia One species: Brownimecia clavata | |
Contents
Statistics
Extant Taxa
No living taxa are known from this subfamily.
Fossil Taxa
| Fossil Genera | % World Fossil Genera | Valid Fossil Species/Subsp. | % World Fossil Species/Subsp. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.12% |
Fossils known from: Raritan (New Jersey) amber, New Jersey, United States (Turonian, Late Cretaceous).
List of Tribes and Genera
Tribes
No tribes within subfamily.
Extant Genera
This subfamily is known only from fossils.
Fossil Genera
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's New General Catalogue, a catalogue of the world's ants.
†BROWNIMECIINAE [subfamily of Formicidae]
- †Brownimeciinae Bolton, 2003: 75, 262. Type-genus: †Brownimecia Grimaldi, et al. 1997: 20.
Taxonomic history
- †Brownimeciinae as subfamily of Formicidae: Bolton, 2003: 75, 262; LaPolla, et al. 2013: 621 (in text).
- †Brownimeciinae as poneroid subfamily of Formicidae: Ward, 2007a: 555.
- †Brownimeciinae references: Bolton, 2003: 75, 262 (diagnosis, comments, synopsis).
