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

Fossil Camponotites tokunagai

Non-Parasitic Queen No Gamergate
Sci. Name
Camponotites tokunagai
Subfamily
Formicinae
Author
Naora, 1933
Fossil
Yes (fossil species)
Incertae Sedis
Incertae Sedis in Genus
Distribution
Found in 0 countries

Introduction

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

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

No caresheet needed

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