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Dolichoderus oviformis

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Dolichoderus oviformis
Temporal range: Oligocene
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D.  oviformis
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Dolichoderus oviformis
Théobald, 1937

Dolichoderus oviformis is an extinct species of Oligocene ant in the genus Dolichoderus. Described by Théobald in 1937, fossilised males and queens were found in France and have been described.[1]

References

  1. ^ Theobald, N. 1937a. Les insectes fossiles des terrains oligocènes de France. Nancy: G. Thomas, 473 pp. (page 128, pl. 9, figs. 11, 12; pl. 10, figs. 14, 15 queen, male described)