Fossil Ponerinae (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in Early Eocene amber of France

Zootaxa

Volumn , Issue 2870, 2011, Pages 53-62

  Aria, Cédric ^a   Perrichot, Vincent ^b   Nel, André ^a  

^a MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE RENNES 1   (France)

Author keywords

Ants; Eocene; Hymenoptera; Insecta; Oise amber; Pachycondyla; Platythyrea

Indexed keywords

FORMICIDAE; HYMENOPTERA; INSECTA; PACHYCONDYLA; PLATYTHYREA; PONERINAE;

EID: 79955765264     PISSN: 11755326     EISSN: 11755334     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.2870.1.3     Document Type: Article

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