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Apterostigma electropilosum

Description

Apterostigma electropilosum is an extinct species of ant in the subfamily Myrmicinae known from a single possibly Miocene fossil found on Hispaniola. A. electropilosum is one of only two species of the ant genus Apterostigma and one of five attini species to have been described from fossils found in Dominican amber.


Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)7509039https://www.gbif.org/species/7509039
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)229064https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=229064
Rankspecies
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Hymenoptera : Formicidae : Apterostigma : Apterostigma electropilosum
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Hymenoptera : Formicidae : Apterostigma : Apterostigma electropilosum
Taxonomic Status (GBIF)accepted
Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
-Eukaryota
-OpisthokontaCavalier-Smith 1987
kingdomAnimalia
-Bilateria
-EubilateriaAx 1987
-ProtostomiaGrobben 1908
-Ecdysozoa
-Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
subphylumMandibulata
-Pancrustacea
superclassHexapodaLatreille 1825
-CercofilataKukalová-Peck 1987
classInsectaLinnaeus 1758
-Dicondylia
-ParanotaliaSroka et al. 2014
subclassPterygotaBrauer 1885
-NeopterygotaCrampton 1924
infraclassNeopteraMartynov 1923
-Holometabola
orderHymenopteraLinnaeus 1758
-UnicalcaridaSchulmeister et al. 2002
suborderVespina
suborderApocritaGerstaecker 1867
-Aculeata
superfamilyVespoideaLatreille 1802
familyFormicidaeLatreille 1802
subfamilyMyrmicinaeLepeletier 1835
tribeAttiniSmith 1858
genusApterostigmaMayr 1865
speciesApterostigma electropilosumSchultz 2007
Generic NameApterostigma
Scientific NameApterostigma electropilosum Schultz, 2007
Name Published InSchultz, T. R. (2007): The fungus-growing ant genus Apterostigma in Dominican amber. In: Snelling, R. R., Fisher, B. L., Ward, P. S. (Eds): Advances in ant systematics (Hymenoptera: Formicidae): Homage to E. O. Wilson - 50 years of contributions. Memoirs of the American Entomological Institute 80: 425-436, URL: http://atbi.biosci.ohio-state.edu/HymOnline/reference-full.html?id=21288
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Apterostigma electropilosumspeciesbelongs to Apterostigmastated with evidenceSchultz, 2007
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)1
First Recorded Appearance20.4 - 13.8 Ma
Miocene
Last Recorded Appearance20.4 - 13.8 Ma
Miocene
Environmentterrestrial (based on Insecta)
Motilityactively mobile (based on Arthropoda)
Taphonomychitin (based on Insecta)
Primary Reference (PBDB)T. R. Schultz. 2007. The fungus-growing ant genus Apterostigma in Dominican amber. Memoirs of the American Entomological Institute 80:425-436
Wikipediahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apterostigma_electropilosum

Fossil Distribution

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
2007Apterostigma electropilosum Schultz p. 426 figs. 1 and 2
2012Apterostigma electropilosum Bolton

References

Schultz T. R. (2007) The fungus-growing ant genus Apterostigma in Dominican amber, Memoirs of the American Entomological Institute 80, 425-436
Bolton B. (2012) , Catalogue of Ants of the World
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