Dolichoderus pinguis
- Sci. Name
- Dolichoderus pinguis
- Tribe
- Dolichoderini
- Subfamily
- Dolichoderinae
- Author
- Dlussky <i>et al.</i>, 2015
- Fossil
- Yes (fossil species)
- Distribution
- Found in 0 countries
Introduction
Dolichoderus pinguis is an extinct ant species known only from fossil remains found in Late Eocene amber from Sikhote-Alin in the Russian Far East . The species name 'pinguis' means 'fat' in Latin, referring to the robust build of this ant . Males measured approximately 6.3mm in total body length, with distinctive morphological features including a wide head, large oval eyes, and a nodiform petiole with a short peduncle . This species lived approximately 40 million years ago during the Eocene period.
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