Miomyrmex is an extinct genus of ant of the subfamily Dolichoderinae. The fossils were first discovered in the United States in the state of Colorado in 1930.[1]

Miomyrmex
Temporal range: Oligocene?
Miomyrmex impactus
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Miomyrmex

Carpenter, 1930
Type species
Formica impacta, now Miomyrmex impactus
Diversity
2 fossil species

Species

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

  • Miomyrmex impactus Cockerell, 1927
  • Miomyrmex striatus Carpenter, 1930

References

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  1. ^ Carpenter, F. M. 1930. The fossil ants of North America. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 70:1-66. [1930-01] PDF 123533
  2. ^ Bolton, Barry. "An Online Catalog of the Ants of the World by Barry Bolton". antcat.org. Retrieved 3 January 2015.