Dolichoderus antiquus
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| †Dolichoderus antiquus Temporal range: Late Eocene Florissant, Colorado, United States | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Dolichoderinae |
| Tribe: | Dolichoderini |
| Genus: | Dolichoderus |
| Species: | †D. antiquus |
| Binomial name | |
| †Dolichoderus antiquus Carpenter, 1930 | |
Identification
Distribution
This taxon was described from Florissant, Colorado, United States (Late Eocene).
Castes
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's New General Catalogue, a catalogue of the world's ants.
- †antiquus. †Dolichoderus (Hypoclinea) antiquus Carpenter, 1930: 39, pl. 4, fig. 6; pl. 9, fig. 1; pl. 10, fig. 2 (w.q.) U.S.A. (Oligocene).
Description
References
- Carpenter, F. M. 1930. The fossil ants of North America. Bull. Mus. Comp. Zool. 70: 1-66 PDF (page 39, pl. 4, fig. 6; pl. 9, fig. 1; pl. 10, fig. 2 worker, queen described)
