Aphaenogaster mersa
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Aphaenogaster mersa is an extinct species of ant in the subfamily Myrmicinae known from a pair of Middle Eocene fossils found in Europe. A. mersa is one of three species in the ant genus Aphaenogaster
Aphaenogaster mersa Wheeler, 1915 Specimen number B 18509
Aphaenogaster sommerfeldti
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Aphaenogaster sommerfeldti is an extinct species of ant in the subfamily Myrmicinae known from a group of Middle Eocene fossils found in Europe. A. sommerfeldti is one of three species in the ant genu
Aphaenogaster mersa
…In his 1915 paper Wheeler noted that alongside A. mersa, two other Aphaenogaster species are known from European amber fossils A. oligocenica, and A. sommerfeldti. A third northern European amber species, A. antiqua, was described in 2009, and the authors of the 2009 paper noted a second confirmed A. mersa specimen…
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