Scientific illustration of Camponotites tokunagai ant - showing key identification features including head, thorax, and gaster.

Fossil Camponotites tokunagai

Non-Parasitic Queen Nein Gamergate
Wiss. Name
Camponotites tokunagai
Unterfamilie
Formicinae
Autor
Naora, 1933
Fossil
Ja (fossile Art)
Incertae Sedis
Incertae Sedis in Genus
Verbreitung
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Einleitung

Camponotites tokunagai is an extinct ant species preserved in Fushun amber from northeastern China, dating back approximately 50 million years to the Eocene epoch. This specimen represents the oldest definitive myrmicine ant and the oldest confirmed Camponotus species ever discovered . As a fossil species, C. tokunagai no longer exists as a living colony and cannot be kept in captivity.

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Status nach Land, von Kass et al. 2022 & Wong et al. 2023

Heimisch Invasiv Eingeschleppt (innen) Abgefangen Unbekannt
Datenquellen
Jahresbereich 2000 - 2026
Fossil

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Camponotites tokunagai is a fossil species and does not require a caresheet.