Emplastus haueri

Another species based on an impression fossil of a queen, the identity of this taxon remains obscure. Dalla Torre (1893) transferred it to Iridomyrmex, a treatment followed by Shattuck (1992a). Mayr’s (1867b) figure of the type queen reveals little detail other than wing venation. While the general pattern is dolichoderine-like it differs from extant species of Iridomyrmex in having the Rs vein join M at 1m-cu, rather than basal to this cross vein, resulting in the cell enclosed by Rs, M and 2rs-m having three sides rather than four. A three-sided cell similar to Mayr’s (1869) figure for this species is present in some Dolichoderus (especially species formerly placed in Hypoclinea), a condition not seen in Iridomyrmex. Because of this Heterick & Shattuck (2011) placed it in Dolichoderus rather than Iridomyrmex. However, Dlussky & Putyatina (2014) disagreed with this treatment and transferred this species to Emplastus.

Distribution
This taxon was described from Yugoslavia (Miocene).

Nomenclature

 * † haueri. †Hypoclinea haueri Mayr, 1867b: 60, pl. 1, fig. 11 (q.) YUGOSLAVIA (Miocene). Combination in Iridomyrmex: Dalla Torre, 1893: 169; provisionally retained in Iridomyrmex: Shattuck, 1992a: 15; in Dolichoderus: Heterick & Shattuck, 2011: 170; in Emplastus: Dlussky & Putyatina, 2014: 243.