Dolichoderus vectensis
†Dolichoderus vectensis Temporal range: 36–32Ma Late Eocene to Early Oligocene | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hymenoptera |
Family: | Formicidae |
Subfamily: | Dolichoderinae |
Genus: | Dolichoderus |
Species: | †D. vectensis |
Binomial name | |
†Dolichoderus vectensis Donisthorpe, 1920 | |
Dolichoderus vectensis is an extinct species of Oligocene ant in the genus Dolichoderus. Described by Donisthorpe in 1920, the fossils of the species were found in the United Kingdom.[1]
References
- ↑ Donisthorpe, H. 1920b. British Oligocene ants. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. 9(6): 81-94 (page 88, pl. 5, fig. 6 queen described)