Titanomyrma lubei

†Titanomyrma lubei holotype

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Formicoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Podiata Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Superphylum: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Cladus: Mandibulata Cladus: Pancrustacea Cladus: Allotriocarida Subphylum: Hexapoda Classis: Insecta Cladus: Dicondylia Subclassis: Pterygota Infraclassis: Neoptera Cladus: Eumetabola Cladus: Holometabola Superordo: Hymenopterida Ordo: Hymenoptera Subordo: Apocrita Superfamilia: Formicoidea

Familia: Formicidae
Subfamilia: †Formiciinae
Genus: †Titanomyrma
Species: †Titanomyrma lubei

Name

• †Titanomyrma lubei Archibald, Johnson, Mathewes, & Greenwood, 2011

Type material

• Holotype: DMNH9041; alate queen
  • Repository:Denver Museum of Nature and Science, Denver, Colorado, United States
    • Collector: Louis Lube

Type locality

• Eocene, Ypresian (Bridgerian); Green River Formation, Lake Gosuite, Laney Member; Farson Fish Beds (DMNS #784), Green River Basin, Sweetwater County, Wyoming, United States

Etymology

• "The specific epithet is formed from the surname of the collector of the holotype, Louis Lube"

References

• Archibald, S.B., Johnson, K.R., Mathewes, R.W. & Greenwood, D.R. 2011. Intercontinental dispersal of giant thermophilic ants across the Arctic during early Eocene hyperthermals. Proceedings of the Royal Society (B) 278(1725): 3679–3686. DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2011.0729 Reference page.