113:
134:
647:
495:. The mandibles are very large and well developed with a scythe-shaped appearance in side view and notably narrow bases. The holotype is overall approximately 3.2 millimetres (0.13 in) with small oval shaped
324:, specimen number "UASM 332546" donated for study by Mark Elaschuk. At the time of description, the specimen was residing in the Strickland Entomology Museum, part of the
803:
908:
790:
710:
918:
523:
has an elongated third antennomere and a bulb shaped terminal flagellomere, while the antennae have an overall coating of short inclined setae.
893:
511:
including two long trigger setae. The antennae are distinct in having a total of twelve segments, in contrast to the eleven segments seen in
883:
651:
133:
888:
504:
442:
603:"A new genus of hell ants from the Cretaceous (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Haidomyrmecini) with a novel head structure"
898:
434:
meaning "end or boundary" in allusion to the genus being the last member of the tribe
Haidomyrmecini to live. The
388:
550:
903:
352:, Canada. Canadian amber has been dated to an age of approximately 79β78 million years old, placing it in the
860:
741:
913:
435:
370:
361:
665:
409:
299:, and is one of only nine genera placed in this subfamily. The genus contains a single described species
829:
723:
325:
249:
112:
847:
382:
777:
697:
614:
400:
376:
349:
551:"A new trap-jawed ant (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Haidomyrmecini) from Canadian Late Cretaceous amber"
337:
333:
583:
345:
128:
834:
728:
816:
808:
821:
622:
573:
565:
396:
306:
296:
208:
618:
404:
877:
496:
469:
356:
of the Late
Cretaceous. Analysis of the amber composition indicates it originated as
63:
587:
457:
451:
357:
768:
688:
368:
is one of five ant species described from the Grassy Lake site, the others being
491:
463:
419:
329:
185:
38:
500:
486:
424:
292:
83:
48:
353:
165:
145:
88:
32:
646:
762:
682:
321:
78:
73:
58:
53:
43:
569:
395:
The fossil was first studied by paleoentomologists Ryan C. McKellar and
360:
resins which were deposited in lagoons and salt water marshes along the
855:
795:
736:
715:
627:
602:
403:, and James R.N. Glasier of the University of Alberta. The team's 2013
281:
93:
68:
578:
175:
155:
659:
842:
508:
428:
341:
284:
782:
702:
663:
449:
288:
195:
441:, from the Latin for "tombstone or pillar", references the
407:
of the new genus and species was published in the journal
549:
McKellar, R. C.; Glasier, J. R. N.; Engel, M. S. (2013).
328:. The holotype specimen is composed of a mostly complete
752:
672:
601:Barden, P; Herhold, H. W.; Grimaldi, D. A. (2017).
507:has a concave structure sporting several larger
544:
542:
540:
538:
536:
309:fossil which has been found in North America.
8:
344:specimen was recovered from deposits of the
332:adult female which has been preserved as an
320:is known from a solitary adult fossil, the
660:
111:
20:
626:
577:
532:
417:was coined by them as a combination of
336:in a transparent chunk of clear yellow
489:has a similar structure to species of
7:
909:Prehistoric insects of North America
861:9D98C612-2FD4-4DB5-8B69-D082056CD86F
848:A05D87FE-CA10-FFCE-7BAB-F9ABD9D8470F
742:B4D25297-165E-4F17-B21E-16E614AA4976
268:McKellar, Glasier, & Engel, 2013
228:McKellar, Glasier, & Engel, 2013
14:
645:
445:' distinct columnar appearance.
132:
919:Taxa named by Michael S. Engel
1:
894:Fossil taxa described in 2013
427:for Haidomyrmecini, and the
884:Monotypic fossil ant genera
935:
313:History and classification
389:Cananeuretus occidentalis
255:
248:
129:Scientific classification
127:
119:
110:
23:
362:Western Interior Seaway
371:Sphecomyrma canadensis
305:and is known from one
830:Paleobiology Database
724:Paleobiology Database
607:Systematic Entomology
558:Canadian Entomologist
503:in low numbers. The
326:University of Alberta
16:Extinct genus of ants
674:Haidoterminus cippus
656:at Wikimedia Commons
653:Haidoterminus cippus
499:made up of a larger
401:University of Kansas
377:Eotapinoma macalpini
350:Grassy Lake, Alberta
302:Haidoterminus cippus
262:Haidoterminus cippus
121:Haidoterminus cippus
619:2017SysEn..42..837B
570:10.4039/tce.2013.23
410:Canadian Entomology
889:Cretaceous insects
628:10.1111/syen.12253
346:Foremost Formation
899:Insects of Canada
871:
870:
817:Open Tree of Life
666:Taxon identifiers
650:Media related to
413:. The genus name
273:
272:
229:
926:
864:
863:
851:
850:
838:
837:
825:
824:
812:
811:
799:
798:
786:
785:
773:
772:
771:
745:
744:
732:
731:
719:
718:
706:
705:
693:
692:
691:
661:
649:
633:
632:
630:
598:
592:
591:
581:
555:
546:
436:specific epithet
405:type description
397:Michael S. Engel
383:Canapone dentata
264:
260:
227:
220:
207:
137:
136:
115:
105:
35:
29:Temporal range:
21:
934:
933:
929:
928:
927:
925:
924:
923:
904:Haidomyrmecinae
874:
873:
872:
867:
859:
854:
846:
841:
833:
828:
820:
815:
807:
802:
794:
789:
781:
776:
767:
766:
761:
748:
740:
735:
727:
722:
714:
709:
701:
696:
687:
686:
681:
668:
642:
637:
636:
600:
599:
595:
553:
548:
547:
534:
529:
479:
315:
307:Late Cretaceous
297:Haidomyrmecinae
269:
266:
258:
257:
244:
226:
218:
209:Haidomyrmecinae
205:
131:
106:
104:
103:
102:
101:
96:
91:
86:
81:
76:
71:
66:
61:
56:
51:
46:
41:
31:
30:
27:
17:
12:
11:
5:
932:
930:
922:
921:
916:
914:Canadian amber
911:
906:
901:
896:
891:
886:
876:
875:
869:
868:
866:
865:
852:
839:
826:
813:
800:
787:
774:
758:
756:
750:
749:
747:
746:
733:
720:
707:
694:
678:
676:
670:
669:
664:
658:
657:
641:
640:External links
638:
635:
634:
613:(4): 837β846.
593:
564:(4): 454β465.
531:
530:
528:
525:
478:
475:
338:Canadian amber
314:
311:
271:
270:
267:
253:
252:
246:
245:
241:H. cippus
237:
235:
231:
230:
216:
212:
211:
203:
199:
198:
193:
189:
188:
183:
179:
178:
173:
169:
168:
163:
159:
158:
153:
149:
148:
143:
139:
138:
125:
124:
117:
116:
108:
107:
99:
98:
97:
92:
87:
82:
77:
72:
67:
62:
57:
52:
47:
42:
37:
36:
28:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
931:
920:
917:
915:
912:
910:
907:
905:
902:
900:
897:
895:
892:
890:
887:
885:
882:
881:
879:
862:
857:
853:
849:
844:
840:
836:
831:
827:
823:
818:
814:
810:
805:
801:
797:
792:
788:
784:
779:
775:
770:
764:
760:
759:
757:
755:
754:Haidoterminus
751:
743:
738:
734:
730:
725:
721:
717:
712:
708:
704:
699:
695:
690:
684:
680:
679:
677:
675:
671:
667:
662:
655:
654:
648:
644:
643:
639:
629:
624:
620:
616:
612:
608:
604:
597:
594:
589:
585:
580:
575:
571:
567:
563:
559:
552:
545:
543:
541:
539:
537:
533:
526:
524:
522:
521:Haidoterminus
518:
517:Haidomyrmodes
514:
510:
506:
502:
498:
497:compound eyes
494:
493:
488:
484:
483:Haidoterminus
476:
474:
472:
471:
470:Haidomyrmodes
466:
465:
460:
459:
454:
453:
448:
447:Haidoterminus
444:
440:
437:
433:
430:
426:
422:
421:
416:
415:Haidoterminus
412:
411:
406:
402:
398:
393:
391:
390:
385:
384:
379:
378:
373:
372:
367:
366:Haidoterminus
363:
359:
358:cupressaceous
355:
351:
347:
343:
339:
335:
331:
327:
323:
319:
318:Haidoterminus
312:
310:
308:
304:
303:
298:
294:
290:
286:
283:
279:
278:
277:Haidoterminus
265:
263:
254:
251:
250:Binomial name
247:
243:
242:
236:
233:
232:
225:
224:
223:Haidoterminus
217:
214:
213:
210:
204:
201:
200:
197:
194:
191:
190:
187:
184:
181:
180:
177:
174:
171:
170:
167:
164:
161:
160:
157:
154:
151:
150:
147:
144:
141:
140:
135:
130:
126:
122:
118:
114:
109:
95:
90:
85:
80:
75:
70:
65:
60:
55:
50:
45:
40:
34:
26:
25:Haidoterminus
22:
19:
753:
673:
652:
610:
606:
596:
561:
557:
520:
516:
512:
490:
482:
480:
468:
462:
458:Linguamyrmex
456:
452:Ceratomyrmex
450:
446:
443:clypeal pads
438:
431:
418:
414:
408:
394:
387:
381:
375:
369:
365:
330:worker caste
317:
316:
301:
300:
276:
275:
274:
261:
256:
240:
239:
222:
221:
120:
24:
18:
513:Haidomyrmex
492:Haidomyrmex
477:Description
464:Haidomyrmex
420:Haidomyrmex
202:Subfamily:
186:Hymenoptera
878:Categories
579:1808/14425
527:References
425:type genus
295:subfamily
293:Formicidae
196:Formicidae
166:Arthropoda
769:Q16938062
689:Q16753242
501:ommatidia
485:holotype
354:Campanian
334:inclusion
234:Species:
152:Kingdom:
146:Eukaryota
123:holotype
33:Campanian
783:38758614
763:Wikidata
703:38758615
683:Wikidata
588:53993056
432:terminus
322:holotype
192:Family:
162:Phylum:
156:Animalia
142:Domain:
856:ZooBank
822:6281911
809:1481581
796:8570782
737:ZooBank
716:8499919
615:Bibcode
505:clypeus
399:of the
291:in the
282:extinct
259:†
238:†
215:Genus:
182:Order:
176:Insecta
172:Class:
100:↓
835:276435
729:276436
586:
487:worker
467:, and
439:cippus
423:, the
386:, and
340:. The
280:is an
843:Plazi
804:IRMNG
584:S2CID
554:(PDF)
515:and
509:setae
429:Latin
348:near
342:amber
285:genus
791:GBIF
711:GBIF
481:The
39:Preκ
778:EoL
698:EoL
623:doi
574:hdl
566:doi
562:145
289:ant
287:of
880::
858::
845::
832::
819::
806::
793::
780::
765::
739::
726::
713::
700::
685::
621:.
611:42
609:.
605:.
582:.
572:.
560:.
556:.
535:^
519:.
473:.
461:,
455:,
392:.
380:,
374:,
364:.
89:Pg
631:.
625::
617::
590:.
576::
568::
219:β
206:β
94:N
84:K
79:J
74:T
69:P
64:C
59:D
54:S
49:O
44:κ
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.