Species: †Dolichoderus oviformis Théobald, 1937

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Classification:

Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Dolichoderinae
Genus: Dolichoderus
Species: oviformis

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Taxonomic History (provided by Barry Bolton, 2017)

†Dolichoderus oviformis Théobald, 1937a PDF: 128, pl. 9, figs. 11, 12; pl. 10, figs. 14, 15 (q.m.) FRANCE AND GERMANY (Eocene/Oligocene Boundary). Palearctic. AntCat AntWiki HOL

Distribution Notes:

Célas, Gard, France; and Kleinkems, Germany; Late Eocene to middle Oligocene (28 - 37.8 Ma).

Comments:

Holotype in Musee d'Histoire Naturelle de Marseille, France.

References:

Theobald N. 1937. Les insectes fossiles des terrains oligocenes de France. Memoires de la Societe des Sciences de Nancy, 2: 1-473.

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