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Dolichoderus explicans

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Dolichoderus explicans
Temporal range: Oligocene
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Dolichoderinae
Genus: Dolichoderus
Species:
D. explicans
Binomial name
Dolichoderus explicans
(Förster, 1891)[1]

Dolichoderus explicans is an extinct species of Oligocene ant in the genus Dolichoderus. Described by Förster, 1891, a fossilised queen was discovered in Germany.

References

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  1. ^ Forster, B. (1891). "Die Insekten des "Plattigen Steinmergels" von Brunstatt". Abhandelungen zur Geologischen Specialkarte von Elsass-Lothringen. 3: 333–594.