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

Fossil Formica obtecta

Non-Parasitic Queen No Gamergate
Nom. cient.
Formica obtecta
Tribu
Formicini
Subfamilia
Formicinae
Autor
Heer, 1849
Fósil
Sí (especie fósil)
Incertae Sedis
Incertae Sedis in Family
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Introducción

Formica obtecta is an extinct ant species known only from fossil imprints found in Miocene-era deposits near Radoboj, Croatia. The species was originally described by Oswald Heer in 1849 based on poorly preserved specimens . The fossil material consists of a wingless queen (gyne) and a gaster, but the preservation quality is so poor that researchers have been unable to definitively place it within any known ant genus - it is currently classified as Formicidae incertae generis (ant family, genus uncertain) . This species has no living representatives and cannot be kept in captivity.

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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

No caresheet needed

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