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

Fossil Formica obtecta

Non-Parasitic Queen Nein Gamergate
Wiss. Name
Formica obtecta
Tribus
Formicini
Unterfamilie
Formicinae
Autor
Heer, 1849
Fossil
Ja (fossile Art)
Incertae Sedis
Incertae Sedis in Family
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Einleitung

Formica obtecta is an extinct ant species known only from fossil imprints found in Miocene-era deposits near Radoboj, Croatia. The species was originally described by Oswald Heer in 1849 based on poorly preserved specimens . The fossil material consists of a wingless queen (gyne) and a gaster, but the preservation quality is so poor that researchers have been unable to definitively place it within any known ant genus - it is currently classified as Formicidae incertae generis (ant family, genus uncertain) . This species has no living representatives 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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Formica obtecta is a fossil species and does not require a caresheet.