''Procerapachys'' is an extinct genus of ants which existed 37 to 42 million years ago. A member of the subfamily

Dorylinae Dorylinae is an ant subfamily, with distributions in both the Old World and New World. Brady ''et al.'' (2014) synonymized the previous dorylomorph subfamilies (Aenictinae, Aenictogitoninae, Cerapachyinae, Ecitoninae, and Leptanilloidinae) unde ...

of the family Formicidae, ''Procerapachys'' was first described by American entomologist

William Morton Wheeler William Morton Wheeler (March 19, 1865 – April 19, 1937) was an American entomologist, myrmecologist and Harvard professor. Biography Early life and education William Morton Wheeler was born on March 19, 1865, to parents Julius Morton Wheeler ...

in 1915.

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{{Taxonbar, from=Q28431687 Dorylinae Fossil ant genera Eocene insects Fossil taxa described in 1915 Fossil taxa described in 2009

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Eocene genus first appearances Prehistoric insects of Europe