†Species: Dolichoderus longipilosus

Taxonomic History (provided by Barry Bolton, 2013)

Distribution:

Baltic amber; middle to Late Eocene (34-42 Ma).

Comments:

Holotype PIN 964/462 in Paleontological Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia.

Taxonomic Notes:

A key to species of Dolichoderus from Eocene-Oligocene European ambers is given in Dlussky, 2008.

References:

• Dlussky G. M. 2002. Ants of the genus Dolichoderus (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from the Baltic and Rovno ambers. Paleontological Journal, 36(1): 50-63.
• Dlussky G. M. 2008. New species of ants of the genus Dolichoderus (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) from Late Eocene ambers of Europe. Vestnik Zoologii, 42: 497-514. [in Russian].

Taxon Page Author History

On 2012-06-25 00:38:55 Vincent Perrichot modified Taxonomic Notes
On 2012-06-22 04:11:27 Vincent Perrichot modified References
On 2012-06-22 04:10:37 Vincent Perrichot modified Taxonomic Notes
On 2011-09-05 04:46:39 Vincent Perrichot modified References

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