Formica obtecta
- Nom sci.
- Formica obtecta
- Tribu
- Formicini
- Sous-famille
- Formicinae
- Auteur
- Heer, 1849
- Fossile
- Oui (espèce fossile)
- Incertae Sedis
- Incertae Sedis in Family
- Distribution
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Introduction
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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Formica obtecta is a fossil species and does not require a caresheet.
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Formica obtecta est une espèce fossile et ne peut pas être vendue.