Species: †Casaleia longiventris (Heer, 1849)

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Classification:

Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Amblyoponinae
Genus: Casaleia
Species: longiventris

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Taxonomic History (provided by Barry Bolton, 2017)

†Formica longiventris Heer, 1849: 123, pl. 9, fig. 6 (q.) CROATIA (Miocene). AntCat AntWiki

Taxonomic history

[Also described as new by Heer, 1850: 123]. Combination in †Casaleia: Dlussky & Putyatina, 2014 PDF: 267, fig. 13A.

Distribution:

(based on species list records)
Palearctic Region: Croatia, Europe, Krapinsko-Zagorska, Southern Europe

Distribution Notes:

Radoboj, Croatia; in Early Miocene (Burdigalian, 16-20.4 Ma) micritic limestone.

Comments:

Lectotype UMJG-P 77.584, in Universalmuseum Joanneum, Geology and Paleontology, Graz, Austria.

Specimen Habitat Summary

Type specimens: lectotype: umj77584

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