Insecta - Hymenoptera - Formicidae

Full reference: G. M. Dlussky. 1999. The first find of the Formicoidea (Hymenoptera) in the Lower Cretaceous of the Northern Hemisphere. Paleontological Journal 33(3):274-277

Belongs to Khetania according to B. Bolton 2012

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: PIN 3800/67, an exoskeleton (poorly preserved winged female). Its type locality is Khetana River, outcrop 2/19 (PIN collection 3800), which is in an Albian lacustrine mudstone in the Emanra Formation of the Russian Federation.

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Average measurements (in mm): body length 8.50, head 1.60 x 1.60, mesosoma length 3.00