Afromyrma petrosa

This species is based on poorly preserved material and its assignment to the subfamily Myrmicinae has been questioned (Perrichot, 2019).

Distribution
This taxon was described from Botswana (Cretaceous).

Nomenclature

 * † petrosa. †Afromyrma petrosa Dlussky, Brothers & Rasnitsyn, 2004: 9, figs. 13 (q.) BOTSWANA (Cretaceous).

Description
The species name is an adjective from the Latin word “petra” meaning “rock”, with reference to the fossil nature of the species.
 * Etymology.