Bradoponera
Sign in to saveBradoponera is an extinct genus of ant in the Formicidae subfamily Proceratiinae, and is one of four genera of the subfamily. The genus contains four described species Bradoponera electrina, Bradoponera meieri, Bradoponera similis, and Bradoponera wunderlichi. The species are known from several Middle Eocene amber fossils which were found in Europe.
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- ''B. electrina''
- ''B. meieri''
- ''B. similis''
- ''B. wunderlichi''
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Bradoponera is an extinct genus of ant in the Formicidae subfamily Proceratiinae, and is one of four genera of the subfamily. The genus contains four described species Bradoponera electrina, Bradoponera meieri, Bradoponera similis, and Bradoponera wunderlichi. The species are known from several Middle Eocene amber fossils which were found in Europe.
==History and classification== Individuals of Bradoponera species have been found as inclusions in two different Middle Eocene to Early Oligocene amber deposits in Europe. The species B. electrina and B. wunderlichi are known from Baltic amber, while B. similis is known from Bitterfield amber only. The type species B. meieri is the most wide spread of the four species, with individuals identified from Baltic, Bitterfeld and Rovno ambers.
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