Formica macrophthalma
†Formica macrophthalma Temporal range: Messinian, Late Miocene Oeningen, Switzerland | |
---|---|
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hymenoptera |
Family: | Formicidae |
Subfamily: | Formicinae |
Tribe: | Formicini |
Genus: | Formica |
Species: | †F. macrophthalma |
Binomial name | |
†Formica macrophthalma Heer, 1849 |
Identification
Distribution
This taxon was described from Oeningen, Switzerland (Messinian, Late Miocene).
Castes
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- †macrophthalma. †Formica macrophthalma Heer, 1849: 124, pl. 9, fig. 8 (q.) SWITZERLAND (Miocene). [Also described as new by Heer, 1850: 124.]