Baikuris

Distribution
This taxon is known from Baikura fossils and a Raritan (New Jersey) amber fossil, as well as an unidentified specimen from Burmese amber (Guo et al, 2017).

Nomenclature
Taxonomic history
 * † BAIKURIS [incertae sedis in Formicidae]
 * †Baikuris Dlussky, 1987: 133. Type-species: †Baikuris mandibularis Dlussky, 1987: 134, by original designation.
 * †Baikuris in †Sphecomyrmidae: Dlussky, 1987: 132; Dlussky & Fedoseeva, 1988: 77;
 * †Baikuris in †Sphecomyrminae: Bolton, 1994: 187; Grimaldi, et al. 1997: 7.
 * †Baikuris in †Sphecomyrminae, †Sphecomyrmini: Bolton, 2003: 261.
 * †Baikuris incertae sedis in Formicidae: Hölldobler & Wilson, 1990: 19; Borysenko, 2017: 14.
 * †Baikuris as genus: all authors.
 * [†Baikurus: incorrect subsequent spelling by Grimaldi, et al. 1997: 15.]
 * †Baikuris catalogues: Bolton, 1995b: 80.
 * †Baikuris references: Grimaldi, et al. 1997: 15 (review of genus).