Revision of the ant genus Iridomyrmex (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) 2845 Author Heterick, Brian E. Author Shattuck, Steve text Zootaxa 2011 2011-04-29 2845 1 1 174 https://www.biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.2845.1.1 journal article 10.11646/zootaxa.2845.1.1 1175­5334 5287811 1FDB8D69-7200-4603-9677-930D01E813B5 Liometopum bogdassarovi (Nazaraw, Bagdasaraw & Uriew) , comb. nov. Iridomyrmex bogdassarovi Nazaraw, Bagdasaraw & Uriew, 1994: 106 . Types. Holotype worker from Belarus (Quaternary). Comments. This relatively young fossil from the Quaternary period (present to 2.5mya) almost certainly belongs to the genus Liometopum rather than Iridomyrmex . The illustration of the front of the head (Nazarw et al., 1994, fig. 2a) is typical of modern Liometopum species , with small anteriorly placed eyes and a roughly cordate head capsule which is narrowed at the mandibles (although slightly more than modern species) ( Del Toro et al., 2009 ). While the figure shows only a top view of the body, this is also consistent with general Liometopum morphology. Until a more detailed study of the actual specimen can be undertaken, it seems appropriate to transfer this species from Iridomyrmex to Liometopum .