Insecta - Hymenoptera - Formicidae

Alternative combination: Zacryptocerus obscurus

Full reference: G. Vierbergen and J. Scheven. 1995. Nine new species and a new genus of Dominican amber ants of the tribe Cephalotini (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Creation Research Society Quarterly 32(3):158-170

Belongs to Cephalotes according to B. Bolton 2012

Sister taxa: Cephalotes alveolatus, Cephalotes bloosi, Cephalotes brevispineus, Cephalotes caribicus, Cephalotes dieteri, Cephalotes hispaniolicus, Cephalotes integerrimus, Cephalotes jansei, Cephalotes maya, Cephalotes olmecus, Cephalotes poinari, Cephalotes resinae, Cephalotes serratus, Cephalotes squamosus, Cephalotes sucinus, Cephalotes taino, Cephalotes ventriosus

Type specimen: Its type locality is Dominican Amber (MCZ collection), which is in a Burdigalian/Langhian terrestrial amber in the Dominican Republic

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