Eurymyrmex
†Eurymyrmex Temporal range: Fossil
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Genus: | Eurymyrmex Zhang, Sun & Zhang, 1994
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Species: | †E. geologicus
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†Eurymyrmex geologicus Zhang, Sun & Zhang, 1994
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Eurymyrmex is an extinct genus of ant in the Formicidae subfamily Dolichoderinae. The genus contains a single described species Eurymyrmex geologicus. It was described in 1994, where the first fossils of the ant were found in China.[1]
References[]
- ^ Zhang, J., Sun, B. ; Zhang, X. 1994. Miocene insects and spiders from Shanwang, Shandong. Beijing: Science Press, v + 298 pp.: 298pp (page 167, Eurymyrmex as genus; Eurymyrmex in Dolichoderinae)
Categories:
- Dolichoderinae
- Monotypic fossil ant genera
- Fossil taxa described in 1994
- Insects of China
- Dolichoderinae stubs