Dolichoderus evolans

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Dolichoderus evolans
Temporal range: Miocene
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Dolichoderinae
Genus: Dolichoderus
Species:
D. evolans
Binomial name
Dolichoderus evolans
Zhang, 1989

Dolichoderus evolans is an extinct species of Miocene ant in the genus Dolichoderus . Described by Zhang in 1989, the fossilised species was discovered in China, where a possible queen has been described. [1]

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References

  1. Zhang, J. 1989. Fossil insects from Shanwang, Shandong, China. Jinan, China: Shandong Science and Technology Publishing House, 459 pp. (page 275, fig. 276 queen ? described)