| Authorship |
Sosiak et al., 2024:
1756, figs 1A, 2, S1
|
| Forms |
w. |
| Locality |
U.S.A. (North Carolina, Campanian amber) |
| Etymology |
The specific epithet comes from the word ‘‘nexus’’ with the root Latin word nectere meaning ‘‘to bind,’’ in reference to †Sphecomyrma’s status as the first described Mesozoic and stem ant species and its generalized morphology reflecting a ‘‘platonic ant’’ bauplan. |
| Primary type information |
Primary type material: holotype worker. Primary type locality: U.S.A.: North Carolina, along the Neuse River near Goldsboro, a locality that is part of the Cretaceous Black Creek Formation; from an amber deposit in an Upper Cretaceous (Campanian) outcrop. Primary type depository: AMNH. Primary type specimen: AMNH-NC-515. |
