Formica lavateri
†Formica lavateri Temporal range: Messinian, Late Miocene Oeningen, Switzerland | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hymenoptera |
Family: | Formicidae |
Subfamily: | Formicinae |
Tribe: | Formicini |
Genus: | Formica |
Species: | †F. lavateri |
Binomial name | |
†Formica lavateri Heer, 1849 |
Identification
Distribution
This taxon was described from Oeningen, Switzerland (Messinian, Late Miocene).
Castes
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- †lavateri. †Formica lavateri Heer, 1849: 127, pl. 9, fig. 11 (q.) SWITZERLAND (Miocene). [Also described as new by Heer, 1850: 127.] Current subspecies: nominal plus †major (unresolved junior homonym).