Ypresiomyrma rebekkae

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Formicoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Cladus: Pancrustacea Cladus: Allotriocarida Subphylum: Hexapoda Classis: Insecta Cladus: Dicondylia Subclassis: Pterygota Infraclassis: Neoptera Cladus: Eumetabola Cladus: Holometabola Superordo: Hymenopterida Ordo: Hymenoptera Subordo: Apocrita Superfamilia: Formicoidea

Familia: Formicidae
Subfamilia: Myrmeciinae
Genus: †Ypresiomyrma
Species: Ypresiomyrma rebekkae

Name

Ypresiomyrma rebekkae (Rust & Andersen, 1999)

• Authority for current placement: Archibald, Cover & Moreau, 2006

• Type locality: Earliest Ypresian Ølst and Fur Formations,Stolleklint and Manhøj, Isle of Fur, Denmark
• Holotype: Geologic Museum of the University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark; Danekræ 94, GM16-A4218

Synonyms

• Pachycondyla rebekkae (original combination)

References

• Archibald, S.B.; Cover, S.P.; Moreau, C.S. 2006: Bulldog ants of the Eocene Okanogan Highlands and the history of the subfamily (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Myrmeciinae) Annals of the Entomological Society of America, 99 (3): 487–523. PDF PDF
• Rust, J. & Andersen, N.M. 1999. Giant ants from the Paleogene of Denmark with a discussion of the fossil history and early evolution of ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Zoological journal of the Linnean Society 125(3): 331–358. DOI: 10.1111/j.1096-3642.1999.tb00596.x Internet Archive PDF