Ponerites gracilior

†Ponerites gracilior Temporal range: Burdigalian, Early Miocene K Pa Eo Ol Mi Pl Radoboj, Croatia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Ponerinae
Tribe:	Ponerini
Genus:	Ponerites
Species:	†P. gracilior
Binomial name
†Ponerites gracilior Dlussky & Putyatina, 2014
Synonyms
Formica gracilis Heer, 1867

Distribution

This taxon was described from Radoboj, Croatia (Burdigalian, Early Miocene).

Nomenclature

The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.

• gracilis. Formica gracilis Heer, 1867: 7, pl. 1, fig. 3 (q.) CROATIA (Miocene). [Junior primary homonym of gracilis Fabricius, 1804: 405.] Replacement name: Ponerites gracilior Dlussky & Putyatina, 2014: 269.
• †gracilior. †Ponerites gracilior Dlussky & Putyatina, 2014: 269, fig. 13C. Replacement name for Formica gracilis Heer, 1867: 7. [Junior primary homonym of gracilis Fabricius, 1804: 405.]

References

• Dlussky, G.M. & Putyatina, T.S. 2014. Early Miocene ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) from Radoboj, Croatia. Neues Jahrbuch für Geologie und Paläontologie Abhandlungen 272, 237-285.
• Heer, O. 1867. Fossile Hymenopteren aus Oeningen und Radoboj. Neue Denkschr. Allg. Schweiz. Ges. Gesammten Naturwiss. 22(4 4: 1-42 (page 7, pl. 1, fig. 3 queen described)