Dolichoderus jiaoyanshanensis

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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)

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]

References[edit]

  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.