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

Fossil Formica eoptera

Non-Parasitic Queen No Gamergate
Sci. Name
Formica eoptera
Tribe
Formicini
Subfamily
Formicinae
Author
Cockerell, 1923
Fossil
Yes (fossil species)
Incertae Sedis
Incertae Sedis in Family
Distribution
Found in 0 countries

Introduction

Formica eoptera is an extinct ant species known only from a single fossilized forewing discovered in Eocene deposits in Texas, USA . The species was described in 1923 by T.D.A. Cockerell, making it one of the oldest known Formica species in the fossil record . This species has been extinct for approximately 33-56 million years and exists only as a museum specimen.

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

Native Invasive Introduced (indoor) Intercepted Unknown
2000 - 2026
Fossil

No caresheet needed

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