Dolichoderus jiaoyanshanensis

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: Early Miocene
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Dolichoderinae
Genus: Dolichoderus
Species:
D. jiaoyanshanensis
Binomial name
Dolichoderus jiaoyanshanensis
(Hong, 1985)

References

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  1. ^ Zhang, J. 1989. Fossil insects from Shanwang, Shandong, China. Jinan, China: Shandong Science and Technology Publishing House, 459 pp. (page 273, Combination in Dolichoderus)
  2. ^ AntWeb. "Species: †Dolichoderus jiaoyanshanensis". The California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 19 January 2015.