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

Fossil Formica macrophthalma

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Formica macrophthalma
Tribus
Formicini
Subfamilie
Formicinae
Auteur
Heer, 1849
Fossiel
Ja (fossiele soort)
Incertae sedis
Incertae sedis in Genus
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Formica macrophthalma is an extinct ant species known only from fossil specimens preserved in Miocene deposits from Oeningen, Switzerland . The species was described by Oswald Heer in 1849 based on two fairly well-preserved specimens. Key identifying features include a head clearly wider than the thorax, large eyes, and an oval thorax and abdomen . This is a fossil species with no living representatives - it cannot be kept in captivity.

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

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

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