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

Fossil Formica annosa

Non-Parasitic Queen Nee Gamergate
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Formica annosa
Tribus
Formicini
Subfamilie
Formicinae
Auteur
LaPolla & Greenwalt, 2015
Fossiel
Ja (fossiele soort)
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Introductie

Formica annosa is an extinct ant species known only from fossil specimens preserved in the Middle Eocene Kishenehn Formation in northwestern Montana, USA, dating to approximately 46 million years ago. Only male specimens have been described - the queen and worker castes remain unknown. These fossils show males with an overall dark brown coloration, large eyes, and features resembling extant Formica fusca-group males. The species was formally described in 2015 by LaPolla and Greenwalt based on two male compression fossils.

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Status per land, volgens Kass et al. 2022 & Wong et al. 2023

Inheems Invasief Geïntroduceerd (binnenshuis) Onderschept Onbekend
Informatiebronnen
Jaarbereik 2000 - 2026
Fossil

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