Tapinoma troche

Tapinoma troche is an extinct species of ant in the genus Tapinoma. Described by Wilson in 1985, fossils of the species were found in the Dominican amber, where a fossilised worker of the species was described.[1]

Tapinoma troche
Temporal range: Early Miocene
Dominican amber
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T. troche
Binomial name
Tapinoma troche
Wilson, 1985

References

  1. Wilson, E. O. 1985c. Ants of the Dominican amber (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). 3. The subfamily Dolichoderinae. Psyche (Camb.) 92: 17-37


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