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 New General Catalogue, a catalogue of the world's ants.
- 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.
