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

Fossil Formica alsatica

Non-Parasitic Queen No Gamergate
Sci. Name
Formica alsatica
Tribe
Formicini
Subfamily
Formicinae
Author
Théobald, 1937
Fossil
Yes (fossil species)
Distribution
Found in 0 countries

Introduction

Formica alsatica is an extinct ant species known only from fossil specimens preserved in Oligocene amber deposits from the Upper Rhine Graben of Kleinkems in what is now France . This species lived approximately 30+ million years ago during the late Eocene to early Oligocene period. Only fossilized queen specimens have been documented, with no worker casts known from the fossil record. As a fossil species, Formica alsatica cannot be kept in captivity - there are no living specimens to collect or maintain.

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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

Formica alsatica is a fossil species and does not require a caresheet.