Gesomyrmex curiosus

†Gesomyrmex curiosus Temporal range: Lutetian, Middle Eocene K Pa Eo Ol Mi Pl ↓ Messel, Germany
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Formicinae
Tribe:	Gesomyrmecini
Genus:	Gesomyrmex
Species:	†G. curiosus
Binomial name
†Gesomyrmex curiosus Dlussky, Wappler & Wedmann, 2009

Distribution

This taxon was described from Messel, Germany (Lutetian, Middle Eocene).

Nomenclature

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

• †curiosus. †Gesomyrmex curiosus Dlussky, Wappler & Wedmann, 2009: 12, figs. 4C, 6H (q.) GERMANY.

References

• Dlussky, G. M., T. Wappler and S. Wedmann. 2009. Fossil ants of the genus Gesomyrmex Mayr (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) from the Eocene of Europe and remarks on the evolution of arboreal ant communities. Zootaxa 2031: 1-20.