†Sphecomyrmodes
Engel & Grimaldi, 2005
junior synonym of current valid taxon †Gerontoformica Nel & Perrault, 2004
masculine
†Sphecomyrmodes
Engel & Grimaldi, 2005:
5
Type-species:
†Sphecomyrmodes orientalis (obsolete combination of †Gerontoformica orientalis), by original designation.
- †Sphecomyrmodes in †Sphecomyrminae: Engel & Grimaldi, 2005: 5; †Sphecomyrmodes as junior synonym of †Gerontoformica: Barden & Grimaldi, 2016: 4.
Genus references
Engel & Grimaldi, 2005: 5 (diagnosis); Perrichot et al., 2008: 95; Barden & Grimaldi, 2014: 18 (key to species)
Citations
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Barden, P.; Grimaldi, D. A. 2014. A diverse ant fauna from the mid-Cretaceous of Myanmar (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). PLoS ONE 9 (4):e93627.
10.1371/journal.pone.0093627 PDF
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Barden, P.; Grimaldi, D. A. 2016. Adaptive radiation in socially advanced stem-group ants from the Cretaceous. Current Biology 26:515-521.
10.1016/j.cub.2015.12.060 PDF
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Engel, M. S.; Grimaldi, D. A. 2005. Primitive new ants in Cretaceous amber from Myanmar, New Jersey, and Canada (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). American Museum Novitates 3485:1-23.
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Perrichot, V.; Nel, A.; Néraudeau, D.; Lacau, S.; Guyot, T. 2008. New fossil ants in French Cretaceous amber (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Naturwissenschaften 95:91-97.
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Fossil: 0 valid species (11 obsolete combinations)