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

Fossil Formica eoptera

Non-Parasitic Queen Nein Gamergate
Wiss. Name
Formica eoptera
Tribus
Formicini
Unterfamilie
Formicinae
Autor
Cockerell, 1923
Fossil
Ja (fossile Art)
Incertae Sedis
Incertae Sedis in Family
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Einleitung

Formica eoptera is an extinct ant species known only from a single fossilized forewing discovered in Eocene deposits in Texas, USA . The species was described in 1923 by T.D.A. Cockerell, making it one of the oldest known Formica species in the fossil record . This species has been extinct for approximately 33-56 million years and exists only as a museum specimen.

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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

No caresheet needed

Formica eoptera is a fossil species and does not require a caresheet.