Biology:Dolichoderus antiquus

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Short description: Species of ant

Dolichoderus antiquus
Temporal range: Late Eocene
Dolichoderus antiquus BMNHP27344 profile.jpg
Paratype queen
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Dolichoderinae
Genus: Dolichoderus
Species:
D. antiquus
Binomial name
Dolichoderus antiquus
Carpenter, 1930

Dolichoderus antiquus is an extinct species of ant in the genus Dolichoderus. Described by Carpenter in 1930, the fossils of this species are only exclusive to the Florissant Formation.[1]

References

  1. Carpenter, F. M. 1930. The fossil ants of North America. Bull. Mus. Comp. Zool. 70: 1-66 (page 39, pl. 4, fig. 6; pl. 9, fig. 1; pl. 10, fig. 2 worker, queen described PDF)

Wikidata ☰ Q3912392 entry