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

Fossil Formica macrophthalma

Non-Parasitic Queen Não Gamergate
Nome científico
Formica macrophthalma
Tribo
Formicini
Subfamília
Formicinae
Autor
Heer, 1849
Fóssil
Sim (espécie fóssil)
Incertae Sedis
Incertae Sedis in Genus
Distribuição
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Introdução

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 por país, desde Kass et al. 2022 & Wong et al. 2023

Nativa Invasiva Introduzida (Ambiente urbano/interno) Interceptada Desconhecido
Fontes de dados
Intervalo de anos 2000 - 2026
Fossil

No caresheet needed

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