Iridomyrmex breviantennis
| Iridomyrmex breviantennis Temporal range: Lutetian | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Dolichoderinae |
| Genus: | Iridomyrmex |
| Species: | † I. breviantennis |
| Binomial name | |
| † Iridomyrmex breviantennis Theobald, 1937[1] | |
Irdomyrmex breviantennis is an extinct species of ant which belongs to the Iridomyrmex genus. The first fossils was officially described by Theobald in 1937. A fossil of a queen was observed from France.[2][3]
References
- ↑ "Iridomyrmex breviantennis (Theobald, 1937)". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 30 March 2014.
- ↑ Shattuck, S.O. (1992). Review of the dolichoderine ant genus Iridomyrmex Mayr with descriptions of three new genera (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). p. 15.
- ↑ Theobald, N (1937). Les insectes fossiles des terrains oligocènes de France. France. pp. 209, pl. 4, figs. 5, 7 pl. 14, fig. 20 queen described.