Dolichoderus transversipetiolaris

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Dolichoderus transversipetiolaris
Temporal range: Miocene
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Dolichoderinae
Genus: Dolichoderus
Species:
D. transversipetiolaris
Binomial name
Dolichoderus transversipetiolaris
Zhang, Sun & Zhang, 1994

Dolichoderus transversipetiolaris is an extinct species of Miocene ant in the genus Dolichoderus . Described by Zhang, Sun and Zhang in 1994, the species was discovered after a fossil of a queen was found in China. [1]

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References

  1. Zhang, J., Sun, B. ; Zhang, X. 1994. Miocene insects and spiders from Shanwang, Shandong. Beijing: Science Press, v + 298 pp.: 298pp (page 164, fig. 144 queen described)