Dolichoderus tauricus is an extinct species of Miocene ant in the genus Dolichoderus. Described by Dlussky in 1981, the fossils were found in Russia.[1]
†Dolichoderus tauricus 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. tauricus
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Binomial name | |
Dolichoderus tauricus Dlussky, 1981
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References
edit- ^ Dlussky, G. M. 1981a. Miocene ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) of the USSR. Pp. 64-83 in: Vishnyakova, V. N., Dlussky, G. M., Pritykina, L. N. New fossil insects from the territories of the USSR. Tr. Paleontol. Inst. Akad. Nauk SSSR 183:1-87. (page 70, fig. 52 queen described)