Ants from the Miocene Totolapa amber (Chiapas, Mexico), with the first record of the genus Forelius (Hymenoptera, Formicidae)
Por:
Durán-Ruiz C., Riquelme F., Coutino-Jose, M, Carbot-Chanona G., Castano-Meneses, G, Ramos-Arias M.
Publicada:
1 may 2013
Categoría:
Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous)
Resumen:
Totolapa is one of the amber Lagerstätten from Chiapas, southwestern Mexico, which include the Simojovel and Huitiupán deposits. Despite the remarkable paleobiological heritage of Chiapas amber biota, the fossil record of ants from Totolapa has so far not been well studied. Based on exceptionally preserved specimens, four ant genera from the Totolapa amber deposits are reported in this paper, including Forelius, Azteca, Tapinoma, and Camponotus (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). Whereas the genera Azteca, Tapinoma, and Camponotus are previously known from amber quarries of Simojovel, this paper represents the first record of the presence of Forelius in Chiapas amber.
Filiaciones:
Durán-Ruiz C.:
Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad de Ciencias y Artes de Chiapas, C.P. 29000, Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas, Mexico
Riquelme F.:
Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Inst Fis, Posgrad Ciencias Biol, Mexico City 04510, DF, Mexico
Carbot-Chanona G.:
Museo Eliseo Palacios Aguilera, C.P. 29000, Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas, Mexico
Castano-Meneses, G:
Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Fac Ciencias, Mexico City 04510, DF, Mexico
Ramos-Arias M.:
Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Inst Geol, Mexico City 04510, DF, Mexico
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