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

Fossil Formica tripartita

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

Introduction

Formica tripartita is an extinct ant species known only from fossil specimens preserved in Oligocene amber from France. The species was described in 1937 by Théobald based on queen and male specimens found in the Upper Rhine Graben of Kleinkems . As a fossil species from the Oligocene period (approximately 33-23 million years ago), no living colonies exist, and the species is known only through paleontological specimens.

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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 tripartita is a fossil species and does not require a caresheet.