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

Fossil Camponotites steinbachi

Non-Parasitic Queen No Gamergate
Nom. sci.
Camponotites steinbachi
Sottofamiglia
Formicinae
Autore
Dlussky <i>et al.</i>, 2011
Fossile
Sì (specie fossile)
Distribuzione
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Introduzione

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 .

Caricamento mappa di distribuzione...

Stato per paese, da Kass et al. 2022 & Wong et al. 2023

Nativa Invasiva Introdotta (interni) Intercettata Sconosciuto
Fonti di dati
Intervallo di anni 2000 - 2026
Fossil

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