Authorship |
Varela-Hernández & Riquelme, 2024:
89, figs. 1-3
|
Forms |
w. |
Locality |
MEXICO (Chiapas, Oligo-Miocene Mexican amber) |
Etymology |
The specific Latin epithet refers to the fossil (prehistoric) condition of the new species. |
Primary type information |
Primary type material: holotype worker. Primary type locality: Mexico: Chiapas, Simojovel, Montrecristo mine, 17°09′11″ N, 92°46′08″ W; Mexican amber, upper strata of Simojovel Formation, late Oligocene and early Miocene boundary. Primary type depository: CPAL-UAEM. Primary type specimen: CPAL.464. |
Secondary type information |
Secondary type material: 4 paratype workers. Secondary type locality: same as for holotype. Secondary type depository: CPAL-UAEM. Secondary type specimens: CPAL.465 to CPAL.468. |