Formica martynovi
†Formica martynovi Temporal range: Serravallian, Miocene Ormety, Georgia | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hymenoptera |
Family: | Formicidae |
Subfamily: | Formicinae |
Tribe: | Formicini |
Genus: | Formica |
Species: | †F. martynovi |
Binomial name | |
†Formica martynovi (Popov, 1933) |
Identification
Distribution
This taxon was described from Ormety, Georgia (Serravallian, Miocene).
Castes
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- †martynovi. †Lasius martynovi Popov, 1933: 19, figs. 2, 3 (q.) RUSSIA.
- Combination in Formica (Serviformica): Dlussky, 1981b: 75.
- Status as species: Dlussky, 1981b: 75; Bolton, 1995b: 198.
Description
References
- Dlussky, G. M. 1981a. Miocene ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) of the USSR. Pp. 64-83 in: Vishnyakova, V. N., Dlussky, G. M., Pritykina, L. N. New fossil insects from the territories of the USSR. Tr. Paleontol. Inst. Akad. Nauk SSSR 183:1-87. (page 75, see also)
- Popov, V. 1933. Two new fossil ants from Caucasus (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). Tr. Paleozool. Inst. Akad. Nauk SSSR 2: 17-21 (page 19, figs. 2,3 queen described)