Protonym: Myrmica eocenica
Authorship Radchenko et al., 2007: 1497, figs. 4, 5
Forms w.
Locality BALTIC AMBER (Eocene)
Etymology Named for the Eocene Epoch, when the type specimen was trapped in amber. The name Eocene means dawn of the recent period, and is derived from the Greek εοσ (eos), = sunrise and κοινοσ (koinos) = recent.
Primary type information Primary type material: holotype worker. Primary type locality: Russia: Kaliningrad Prov., Baltic amber, late Eocene, Priabonian age, 37.8-33.9 Ma. Primary type depository: PIN. Primary type specimen: No. 964/479. (Source: Radchenko, 2023c: 638.)
Taxa belonging to this protonym
Myrmica eocenica Species Valid Original combination