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Eoformica eocenica
| †Eoformica eocenica Temporal range: Fossil | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Uncertain |
| Genus: | Eoformica |
| Species: | †Eoformica eocenica Cockerell, 1921 |
This taxon is not in use as it is currently considered to be a junior synonym of Eoformica pinguis.
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- †eocenica. †Eoformica eocenica Cockerell, 1921: 38, fig. 9, pl. 8, fig. 11 (m.) U.S.A. (Eocene). Junior synonym of †pinguis: Carpenter, 1930: 17.
References
- Carpenter, F. M. 1930. The fossil ants of North America. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 70: 1-66 (page 17, Junior synonym of pinguis)
- Cockerell, T. D. A. 1921. Some Eocene insects from Colorado and Wyoming. Proc. U. S. Natl. Mus. 59: 29-39 (page 38, fig. 9, pl. 8, fig. 11 male described)