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

Fossil Camponotites steinbachi

Non-Parasitic Queen No Gamergate
Nom. cient.
Camponotites steinbachi
Subfamilia
Formicinae
Autor
Dlussky <i>et al.</i>, 2011
Fósil
Sí (especie fósil)
Distribución
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Introducción

Camponotites steinbachi is an extinct ant species known from a single fossil specimen discovered in Late Pliocene deposits at Willershausen in Lower Saxony, northern Germany . The species was described in 2011 by Dlussky, Karl, and Brauckmann based on a winged queen (gyne) preserved in clay sediment . The genus Camponotites is related to modern carpenter ants (Camponotus), representing an extinct lineage that lived during the Late Pliocene epoch .

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Estado por país, de Kass et al. 2022 & Wong et al. 2023

Nativa Invasiva Introducida (interior) Interceptada Desconocido
Fuentes de datos
Rango de años 2000 - 2026
Fossil

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