Zherichinius horribilis

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Zherichinius horribilis
Temporal range: Thanetian, Paleocene Sakhalin amber, Ukraine
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Dolichoderinae
Genus: Zherichinius
Species: Z. horribilis
Binomial name
Zherichinius horribilis
Dlussky, 1988

Identification

Distribution

This taxon was described from Sakhalin amber, Ukraine (Thanetian, Paleocene).

Castes

Nomenclature

The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.

  • horribilis. †Zherichinius horribilis Dlussky, 1988: 57, figs. 4, 5 (w.) RUSSIA (Paleocene).

Description

References

  • Dlussky, G. M. 1988a. Ants of Sakhalin amber (Paleocene?) Paleontol. Zh. 1988(1 1: 50-61 (page 57, figs. 4, 5 worker described)