Species: †Formica heteroptera Cockerell, 1920

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Classification:

Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Formicinae
Genus: Formica
Species: heteroptera

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Taxonomic History (provided by Barry Bolton, 2017)

†Formica heteroptera Cockerell, 1920: 278, pl. 16, fig. 11 (wing) GREAT BRITAIN (Eocene). AntCat AntWiki HOL

Distribution:

(based on species list records)
Palearctic Region: Dorset, Europe, Northern Europe, United Kingdom

Distribution Notes:

Bournemouth, Dorset, Great Britain; middle Eocene, Bartonian (37-40 Ma).

Comments:

Holotype BMNH(P)In.19035, with counterpart In.18587, in Natural History Museum, London, U.K.

References:

Cockerell T. D. A. 1920. Fossil arthropods in the British Museum. 1. Annals and Magazine of Natural History, 9(5): 273-279.

Specimen Habitat Summary

Type specimens: holotype: bmnhp19035; holotype counterpart: bmnhp18587

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