Melissotarsus ethiopiensis
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†Melissotarsus ethiopiensis Temporal range: Early Miocene Ethiopian amber, Ethiopia | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hymenoptera |
Family: | Formicidae |
Subfamily: | Myrmicinae |
Tribe: | Crematogastrini |
Genus: | Melissotarsus |
Species: | †M. ethiopiensis |
Binomial name | |
†Melissotarsus ethiopiensis Coty, Lebon & Nel, 2016 |
Contents
Identification
Distribution
This taxon was described from Ethiopian amber (Early Miocene).
Castes
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- ethiopiensis. Melissotarsus ethiopiensis Coty, Lebon & Nel, 2016: 163, fig. 1 (q.) ETHIOPIA (Amhara Amber).
Type Material
Primary type information: Ethiopia, Amhara region, north Shewa, Jema near Merany village, 10°6′59.6″N 39°8′0.11″E / 10.116556°N 39.1333639°E, DC-ETH001, coll. Coty.; FANTWEB00007; MNHN.