Oecophylla grandimandibula
†Oecophylla grandimandibula Temporal range: Early Turolian, Late Miocene Montagne d'Andance, Saint-Bauzile, Ardèche, France | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hymenoptera |
Family: | Formicidae |
Subfamily: | Formicinae |
Tribe: | Oecophyllini |
Genus: | Oecophylla |
Species: | †O. grandimandibula |
Binomial name | |
†Oecophylla grandimandibula Riou, 1999 |
Identification
Distribution
This taxon was described from Montagne d'Andance, Saint-Bauzile, Ardèche, France (Early Turolian, Late Miocene).
Castes
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- †grandimandibula. †Oecophylla grandimandibula Riou, 1999: 130 (alate, sex not indicated) FRANCE (Miocene).
Description
References
- Perfilieva, K.S. 2021. Distribution and differentiation of fossil Oecophylla (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) species by wing imprints. Paleontological Journal 55(1), 76–89 (doi:10.1134/s003103012101010x).
- Riou, B. 1999. Descriptions de quelques insectes fossiles du Miocène supérieur de la Montagne d'Andance (Ardèche, France). EPHE Biol. Evol. Insectes 11-12: 123-133 (page 130, (alate, sex not indicated))