Miomyrmex
Miomyrmex is an extinct genus of ant of the subfamily Dolichoderinae. The fossils were first discovered in the United States in the state of Colorado in 1930.[1]
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Miomyrmex impactus | |
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Genus: | †Miomyrmex Carpenter, 1930 |
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Formica impacta, now Miomyrmex impactus | |
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2 fossil species |
Species
There are two species in this extinct genus.[2]
- Miomyrmex impactus Cockerell, 1927
- Miomyrmex striatus Carpenter, 1930
References
- Carpenter, F. M. 1930. The fossil ants of North America. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 70:1-66. [1930-01] PDF 123533
- Bolton, Barry. "An Online Catalog of the Ants of the World by Barry Bolton". antcat.org. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
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