Pheidole praehistorica sp. nov., a new addition to spiny ants of the genus Pheidole Westwood, 1839 (Formicidae, Myrmicinae) from Oligo–Miocene Mexican amber

A fossil species of ant, Pheidole praehistorica sp. nov. (Hymenoptera, Formicidae, Myrmicinae), is described and illustrated from the late Oligocene and early Miocene amber-bearing beds of Mexico. The type material comprises five amber inclusions from the Simojovel site in Chiapas. Pheidole praehis...

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Main Authors: Fernando Varela-Hernández, Francisco Riquelme
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Consortium of European Natural History Museums 2024-10-01
Series:European Journal of Taxonomy
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Online Access:https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/view/2719
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