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

Fossil Anochetus conisquamis

Non-Parasitic Queen No Gamergate
Sci. Name
Anochetus conisquamis
Tribe
Ponerini
Subfamily
Ponerinae
Author
De Andrade, 1994
Fossil
Yes (fossil species)
Distribution
Found in 0 countries

Introduction

Anochetus conisquamis is an extinct trap-jaw ant known only from a single worker preserved in 17-million-year-old Dominican Amber from the Miocene epoch . De Andrade described this fossil species in 1994,and it belongs to the cato species group within the genus Anochetus . No living specimens exist. As a member of the subfamily Ponerinae, this species would have possessed a functional stinger for defense, similar to other trap-jaw ants in this group. However, the specific behaviors of this extinct species remain unknown.

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Status by country, from Kass et al. 2022 & Wong et al. 2023

Native Invasive Introduced (indoor) Intercepted Unknown
Data Sources
Year Range 2000 - 2026
Fossil

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Anochetus conisquamis is a fossil species and does not require a caresheet.