Biology:Estevia
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Estevia is a genus of fossil formicine ants containg two species known from Fushun amber. It was originally described in 2002 by Chinese paleoentomologist Youchong Hong (:zh:洪友崇) as Wilsonia, an honorific of biologist E. O. Wilson,[1] however entomologist Brian Fisher found that the name was a junior secondary homonym of the bird genus Wilsonia described in 1838 and designated Estevia as a replacement name in 2026 in honor of Brazilian myrmecologist Flávia Esteves.[2]
Species
As of 2026, the genus includes one species officially designated within the genus and one implied.[3][1][2]
- Estevia liaoningensis (Hong, 2002)
- Estevia megagastrosa (Hong, 2002)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Hong, Youchong (August 2002). 中国琥珀昆虫志 (1 ed.). Beijing: Beijing Science and Technology Press. pp. x + 653. ISBN 9787530426227. https://antcat.org/references/131500. Retrieved 13 February 2026.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Fisher, Brian L. (16 October 2025). "Replacement names for junior homonyms in ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae)". ZooKeys 1256: 81-113. doi:10.3897/zookeys.1256.162607. PMID 41141414. PMC 12550506. https://antcat.org/references/144565. Retrieved 13 February 2026.
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