| Authorship |
Zhuang et al., 2025:
3, figs. 1, 2
|
| Forms |
w. |
| Locality |
MYANMAR (Burmese Kachin amber, Cretaceous) |
| Etymology |
From Latin ‘Bellator’, meaning warrior or fighter. In the context of this ant, it refers to its combat prowess, particularly owing to its armoured face, which suggests an adaptation for aggressive encounters. |
| Primary type information |
Primary type material: holotype worker. Primary type locality: Myanmar: Kachin State, Hukawng Valley, Noije Bum Hill; upper Albian-lower Cenomanian (ca. 98.79 ± 0.62 Mya). Primary type depository: NIGPAS. Primary type specimen: NIGP206540. |
