Manica iviei

†Manica iviei Temporal range: Rupelian, Oligocene K Pa Eo Ol Mi Pl ↓ Canyon Ferry Reservoir, Montana, United States
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Myrmicinae
Tribe:	Myrmicini
Genus:	Manica
Species:	†M. iviei
Binomial name
†Manica iviei LaPolla, 2023

Photo Gallery

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  LaPolla (2023), Fig. 5. Holotype Manica iviei queen in ventral view, MOR-IV-2723.
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  LaPolla (2023), Fig. 6. Forewing venation. Venation naming convention follows Perfilieva et al. (2017) and Bolton (pers. comm.). R= radial, M= medial, Cu= cubital, A= anal, fn= fenestra in vein. Liometopum greenwalti (queen) (holotype MOR-IV-1465); Camponotus sp. (male) (MOR-IV-504); Lasius sp. (queen) (MOR-IV-1178); Manica iviei (queen) (paratype MOR-IV-974). Scale bars = 1 mm.

Distribution

This taxon was described from Canyon Ferry Reservoir, Montana, United States (Rupelian, Oligocene).

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  He et al. (2024), Figure 1. Global map showing the type localities of †M. andrannae, M. bradleyi, M. hunteri, M. invidia, †M. iviei, M. parasitica, M. rubida, M. shanyii and M. yessensis (Source: Esri, Maxar, GeoEye, Earthstar geographics, CNES/Airbus DS, USDA, USGS, AeroGRID, IGN, and the GIS User Community).

Nomenclature

The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.

• †iviei. †Manica iviei LaPolla, 2023: 392, figs. 5, 6 (w.) UNITED STATES (Oligocene).

Type Material

• Holotype queen (compression fossil in dorsal view) MOR-IV-2723.
• 1 paratype queen: MOR-IV-974.

References

• He, Y., Chen, Z., Du, C. 2024. Review of the ant genus Manica (Hymenoptera, Formicidae), with a new record of the genus in China and description of a new species. Journal of Hymenoptera Research 97, 379–398 (doi:10.3897/jhr.97.111418).
• LaPolla, J.S. 2023. Fossil ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of the early Oligocene Canyon Ferry Reservoir deposit. Palaeoentomology 6(4), 385-397 (doi:10.11646/palaeoentomology.6.4.10).