Gesomyrmex flavescens, Dlussky, G. M., Wappler, T. & Wedmann, S., 2009

Dlussky, G. M., Wappler, T. & Wedmann, S., 2009, Fossil ants of the genus Gesomyrmex Mayr (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) from the Eocene of Europe and remarks on the evolution of arboreal ant communities., Zootaxa 2031, pp. 1-20 : 11

publication ID

22678

publication LSID

lsid:zoobank.org:pub:0919CF2B-DBC2-4504-B48A-8AD0D01695DB

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6214388

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/9DB9C66F-92E2-4A95-B03D-F69751E55CBB

taxon LSID

lsid:zoobank.org:act:9DB9C66F-92E2-4A95-B03D-F69751E55CBB

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scientific name

Gesomyrmex flavescens
status

sp. nov.

Gesomyrmex flavescens   HNS sp. nov. (Fig. 3B and Fig. 6J)

Derivation of the name. Flavescens is Latin for yellowish.

Holotype. NHMM PE-2000/14 ().

Type locality and horizon. Eckfeld, Germany. Middle Eocene, ca. 44 Ma (Mertz et al. 2000).

Description. Gyne. BL about 13 mm. Head subrectangular, 1.2 times longer than wide, with nearly parallel sides, sharp posterolateral corners and straight posterior margin. Anterior margin of the clypeus straight. Head 3.5 times longer than maximum eye diameter. Ocelli moderate large, distance between them some times greater than their diameter. Mesosoma a little wider than head. Scutum about as long as wide. Petiole with thick scale, longer than wide. Wing venation not preserved. Posterior part of the head, mesosoma, petiole and base of first gastral segment yellowish brown, anterior part of head and gaster varying from black to dark brown. Wings colorless with brown veins and pterostigma.

Measurements (in mm). Holotype PE-2000/14: AL 4.0, HL 2.4, HW 2.0, ED 0.65.

NHMM

Germany, Mainz, Naturhistorisches Museum Mainz

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Hymenoptera

Family

Formicidae

Genus

Gesomyrmex

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