Emplastus gurnetensis
| †Emplastus gurnetensis Temporal range: 36–32Ma Late Eocene to Early Oligocene | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Dolichoderinae |
| Genus: | Emplastus |
| Species: | †E. gurnetensis |
| Binomial name | |
| †Emplastus gurnetensis (Donisthorpe, 1920) | |
Emplastus gurnetensis is an extinct species of ant in the genus Emplastus. Described by Donisthorpe in 1920, a fossil was found in the United Kingdom.[1]
References
- ↑ Donisthorpe, H. 1920b. British Oligocene ants. Annals and Magazine of Natural History. 9(6): 81-94 (page 88, pl. 5, fig. 7 queen described)