[2][3][4][5] The fossils were first studied by paleoentomologists Phillip Barden and David Grimaldi with their 2017 type description of the new genus and species being published in the journal Systematic Entomology.

It was coined as a reference to both Vlad's preferred execution style and for his inspiration of Bram Stoker's Count Dracula, who drank blood.

[1] Linguamyrmex is one of several ant genera described from Burmese amber, the others being Burmomyrma, Camelomecia, Ceratomyrmex, Gerontoformica, Haidomyrmex, Myanmyrma, and Zigrasimecia.

[1] As with all haidomyrmecine members, the head structure of Linguamyrmex is interpreted to facilitate trap-jaw behavior, as is seen in modern specialized genera of Formicinae, Myrmicinae and Ponerinae.

In haidomyrmecines the clypeus is modified to span from near the oral opening up past the mandibles to near the vertex of the head, the only ant group with such a modification.

In modern trap-jaw ants such setae are used as triggers that initiate the rapid closure of the mandibles, often to capture prey or sometimes in a defensive action.

Based on the modification of the clypeus, it is probable that Linguamyrmex would have captured prey from the front, other strategies being made improbable due to the upward motion of the mandibles.

In haidomyrmecines with highly modified cleypeal areas, such as Linguamyrmex and Ceratomyrmex the horn probably served as a pinning or trapping point for the mandibles with captured prey.

[1] This hypothesis for the purpose of the clypeus in Linguamyrmex is further supported by data obtained from X-ray micro-computed tomography scans of specimen "BuPH-03".