Elaeomyrmex coloradensis

Elaeomyrmex coloradensis
Temporal range: Oligocene
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Dolichoderinae
Genus: Elaeomyrmex
Species: E. coloradensis
Binomial name
Elaeomyrmex coloradensis
Carpenter, 1930

Elaeomyrmex coloradensis is an extinct species of ant in the genus Elaeomyrmex. It was described by Carpenter in 1930 when a fossil of the ant was found in the United States.[1]

References

  1. Carpenter, F. M. 1930. The fossil ants of North America. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 70:1-66. [1930-01] PDF 123533