Evolution and systematics of the Aculeata and kin (Hymenoptera),with emphasis on the ants (Formicoidea: {dagger}@@@idae fam. nov., Formicidae).
B. E. Boudinot, Z. Khouri, A. Richter, T. van de Kamp, Z. H. Griebenow, V. Perrichot, P. Barden
This paper analyzes the Mesozoic fossil record of Aculeata, focusing on ants, to reconstruct their evolutionary history and identify three major phases of ant evolution.
bioRxiv · Feb 20, 2022 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology