Attopsis longipes
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| †Attopsis longipes Temporal range: Fossil | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Formicinae |
| Tribe: | Oecophyllini |
| Genus: | Oecophylla |
| Species: | †Attopsis longipes Heer, 1867 |
This taxon is not in use as it is currently considered to be a junior synonym of Oecophylla obesa.
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- †longipes. †Attopsis longipes Heer, 1867: 29, pl. 2, fig. 15 (m.?) CROATIA (Miocene). Junior synonym of †obesa: Dlussky & Putyatina, 2014: 252. See also: Förster, 1891: 442.
References
- Dlussky, G.M. & Putyatina, T.S. 2014. Early Miocene ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) from Radoboj, Croatia. Neues Jahrbuch für Geologie und Paläontologie Abhandlungen 272, 237-285.
- Förster, B. 1891. Die Insekten des "Plattigen Steinmergels" von Brunstatt. Abh. Geol. Spezialkt. Elsass-Lothringen 3: 333-594 (page 442, see also)
- Heer, O. 1867. Fossile Hymenopteren aus Oeningen und Radoboj. Neue Denkschr. Allg. Schweiz. Ges. Gesammten Naturwiss. 22(4 4: 1-42 (page 29, pl. 2, fig. 15 male? described)
