Dolichoderus obliteratus
Dolichoderus obliteratus is an extinct species of Miocene ant in the genus Dolichoderus. Described by Samuel Hubbard Scudder in 1877, only a fossilised wing of the species was found in Canada.[1]
| Dolichoderus obliteratus Temporal range: | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Dolichoderinae |
| Genus: | Dolichoderus |
| Species: | D. obliteratus |
| Binomial name | |
| Dolichoderus obliteratus (Scudder, 1877) | |
References
- Scudder, S. H. 1877a. Appendix to Mr. George M. Dawson's report. The insects of the Tertiary beds at Quesnel. Rep. Prog. Geol. Surv. Can. 1875-1876: 266-280 (page 267, wing described)
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