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

Fossil Camponotites tokunagai

Non-Parasitic Queen Não Gamergate
Nome cient.
Camponotites tokunagai
Subfamília
Formicinae
Autor
Naora, 1933
Fóssil
Sim (espécie fóssil)
Incertae Sedis
Incertae Sedis in Genus
Distribuição
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Introdução

Camponotites tokunagai is an extinct ant species preserved in Fushun amber from northeastern China, dating back approximately 50 million years to the Eocene epoch. This specimen represents the oldest definitive myrmicine ant and the oldest confirmed Camponotus species ever discovered . As a fossil species, C. tokunagai no longer exists as a living colony and cannot be kept in captivity.

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Estado por país, de Kass et al. 2022 & Wong et al. 2023

Nativa Invasiva Introduzida (interior) Interceptada Desconhecido
Fontes de dados
Intervalo de anos 2000 - 2026
Fossil

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