Anochetus corayi
- Sci. Name
- Anochetus corayi
- Tribe
- Ponerini
- Subfamily
- Ponerinae
- Author
- Baroni Urbani, 1980
- Fossil
- Yes (fossil species)
- Distribution
- Found in 0 countries
Introduction
Anochetus corayi is an extinct trap-jaw ant species known only from a single fossil queen preserved in Dominican amber. Described by Baroni Urbani in 1980,this species dates to the Miocene epoch, approximately 17 million years ago . The specimen belongs to the mayri species group within the genus Anochetus . As an extinct species, it exists only as a fossil record and cannot be kept in captivity.
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Anochetus corayi is a fossil species and does not require a caresheet.
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Anochetus corayi is a fossil species and cannot be sold.