''Miomyrmex'' is an
extinct
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genus of
ant of the subfamily
Dolichoderinae
Dolichoderinae is a subfamily of ants, which includes species such as the Argentine ant (''Linepithema humile''), the erratic ant, the odorous house ant, and the cone ant. The subfamily presents a great diversity of species throughout the world ...
. The fossils were first discovered in the
United States
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in the state of
Colorado
Colorado (, other variants) is a state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It encompasses most of the Southern Rocky Mountains, as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the western edge of t ...
in 1930.
[Carpenter, F. M. 1930. The fossil ants of North America. ''Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology'' 70:1-66. PDF]
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Species
There are two species in this extinct genus.
*''Miomyrmex impactus''
Cockerell, 1927
*''Miomyrmex striatus''
Carpenter, 1930
References
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Oligocene insects
Hymenoptera of North America
Fossil taxa described in 1930
Fossil ant genera
Prehistoric insects of North America
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