New fossil ants of the subfamily Myrmeciinae (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) from Germany

Paleontological Journal

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 288-292

  Dlussky, G M ^a  

^a MOSCOW STATE UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

ants; Archimyrmex; Late Oligocene; Middle Eocene; Myrmeciinae; new species; Prionomyrmex

Indexed keywords

ARCHIMYRMEX; FORMICIDAE; HYMENOPTERA; MYRMECIINAE; PRIONOMYRMEX;

EID: 84861475273     PISSN: 00310301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1134/S0031030111050054     Document Type: Article

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