Dolichoderus jiaoyanshanensis is an extinct species of ant in the genus Dolichoderus. Fossils containing the species were found in China, and it was described by Hong in 1985.[1] The ant is from Shanwang and is presumed to be a Miocene insect.[2]
†Dolichoderus jiaoyanshanensis Temporal range:
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hymenoptera |
Family: | Formicidae |
Subfamily: | Dolichoderinae |
Genus: | Dolichoderus |
Species: | D. jiaoyanshanensis
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Binomial name | |
Dolichoderus jiaoyanshanensis (Hong, 1985)
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References
edit- ^ Zhang, J. 1989. Fossil insects from Shanwang, Shandong, China. Jinan, China: Shandong Science and Technology Publishing House, 459 pp. (page 273, Combination in Dolichoderus)
- ^ AntWeb. "Species: †Dolichoderus jiaoyanshanensis". The California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 19 January 2015.