Dolichoderus punctatus

Dolichoderus punctatus is an extinct species of Eocene ant in the genus Dolichoderus. Described by Dlussky in 2008, fossils of the species were found in the Baltic Amber.[1]

Dolichoderus punctatus
Temporal range: Middle to Late Eocene
holotype in Baltic amber
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Dolichoderinae
Genus: Dolichoderus
Species:
D. punctatus
Binomial name
Dolichoderus punctatus
Dlussky, 2008

References

  1. Dlussky, G.M. 2008b. Novye vidy murav’ev roda Dolichoderus pozdneyeotsenovykh yantarei Evropy. Vestnik Zoologii 46: 497-514. PDF


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