Dolichoderus explicans

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Dolichoderus explicans is an extinct species of Oligocene ant in the genus Dolichoderus. Described by Förster, 1891, a fossilised queen was discovered in Germany.[1]

Dolichoderus explicans
Temporal range: Oligocene
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D. explicans
Binomial name
Dolichoderus explicans
(Förster, 1891)

References

  1. ^ Förster, B. 1891. Die Insekten des "Plattigen Steinmergels" von Brunstatt. Abh. Geol. Spezialkt. Elsass-Lothringen 3: 333-594 (page 434, pl. 13, fig. 7 queen described)