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Propalosoma
Extinct genus of insects / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Propalosoma is an extinct genus of ants in the family Formicidae, containing a single species Propalosoma gutierrezae, known from the Eocene aged Klondike Mountain Formation in Washington State.[1][2] The genus was originally placed in the wasp family Rhopalosomatidae, but moved to the ant subfamily Myrmeciinae by Archibald et al in 2018.[1]
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Propalosoma | |
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Propalosoma gutierrezae holotype | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hymenoptera |
Family: | Rhopalosomatidae |
Genus: | †Propalosoma |
Species: | †P. gutierrezae |
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†Propalosoma gutierrezae Dlussky & Rasnitsyn, 1999 | |
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