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Oecophylla praeclara
| †Oecophylla praeclara Temporal range: Early Oligocene Brunstatt, Haut-Rhin, France | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Formicinae |
| Tribe: | Oecophyllini |
| Genus: | Oecophylla |
| Species: | †O. praeclara |
| Binomial name | |
| †Oecophylla praeclara Förster, 1891 | |
Identification
Distribution
This taxon was described from Brunstatt, Haut-Rhin, France (Early Oligocene).
Castes
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- †praeclara. †Oecophylla praeclara Förster, 1891: 432, pl. 13, fig. 6 (q.) GERMANY (Oligocene).
Description
References
- Förster, B. 1891. Die Insekten des "Plattigen Steinmergels" von Brunstatt. Abh. Geol. Spezialkt. Elsass-Lothringen 3: 333-594 (page 432, pl. 13, fig. 6 queen described)
- Perfilieva, K.S. 2021. Distribution and differentiation of fossil Oecophylla (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) species by wing imprints. Paleontological Journal 55(1), 76–89 (doi:10.1134/s003103012101010x).