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

Fossil Odontomachus spinifer

Non-Parasitic Queen No Gamergate
Nom. sci.
Odontomachus spinifer
Tribù
Ponerini
Sottofamiglia
Ponerinae
Autore
De Andrade, 1994
Fossile
Sì (specie fossile)
Distribuzione
Trovata in 0 paesi

Introduzione

Odontomachus spinifer is an extinct trap-jaw ant species known only from a single worker specimen preserved in Dominican amber, dating to the Miocene epoch approximately 17 million years ago . It belongs to the Neotropical haematodus species group . This fossil species provides a glimpse into ancient ant evolution, but no living colonies exist for antkeeping.

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

No caresheet needed

Odontomachus spinifer is a fossil species and does not require a caresheet.