Formica surinamensis
†Formica surinamensis Temporal range: Priabonian, Late Eocene Baltic amber, Baltic Sea region | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hymenoptera |
Family: | Formicidae |
Subfamily: | Formicinae |
Tribe: | Formicini |
Genus: | Formica |
Species: | †F. surinamensis |
Binomial name | |
†Formica surinamensis Berendt, 1830 |
Identification
Distribution
This taxon was described from Baltic amber, Baltic Sea region, Europe (Priabonian, Late Eocene).
Castes
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- †surinamensis. †Formica surinamensis Berendt, 1830: 37 (no caste given) BALTIC AMBER (Eocene).
Description
References
- Berendt, G. C. 1830. Die Insekten im Bernstein. Ein Beitrag zur Thiergeschichte der Vorwelt. Danzig: Nicolai, 38 pp. (page 37, no caste given)