Schismiscapus

†Schismiscapus Temporal range: middle Miocene K Pa Eo Ol Mi Pl ↓ Mexican amber, Chiapas, Mexico
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Dolichoderinae
Tribe:	Leptomyrmecini
Genus:	†Schismiscapus Varela-Hernández, Riquelme & Guerrero, 2022
Type species
Schismiscapus exstinctum
Diversity
1 fossil species (Species Checklist)

Distribution

This taxon was described from Mexican amber, Chiapas, Mexico (Middle Miocene).

Nomenclature

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

• †SCHISMISCAPUS [Dolichoderinae]
  • †Schismiscapus : 2, figs. 1B-D, 2A-D, 3. Type-species: †Schismiscapus exstinctum, by original designation.

References

• Varela-Hernández, F., Riquelme, F., Guerrero, R.J., Vázquez-Franco, C.M. 2022. New ant species Schismiscapus exstinctum gen. et sp. nov. (Formicidae: Dolichoderinae) from Miocene Mexican amber. Historical Biology 34:1-7 (doi:10.1080/08912963.2022.2085568).