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Miomyrmex

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Miomyrmex
Temporal range:Oligocene?
Miomyrmex impactus
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Miomyrmex

Carpenter, 1930
Type species
Formica impacta,nowMiomyrmex impactus
Diversity
2 fossil species

Miomyrmexis anextinctgenus ofantof the subfamilyDolichoderinae.The fossils were first discovered in theUnited Statesin the state ofColoradoin 1930.[1]

Species

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There are two species in this extinct genus.[2]

  • Miomyrmex impactusCockerell, 1927
  • Miomyrmex striatusCarpenter, 1930

References

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  1. ^Carpenter, F. M. 1930. The fossil ants of North America.Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology70:1-66. [1930-01]PDF123533
  2. ^Bolton, Barry."An Online Catalog of the Ants of the World by Barry Bolton".antcat.org.Retrieved3 January2015.