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Species: †Formica obscura   Heer, 1849 


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Taxonomic History (provided by Barry Bolton, 2017)

†Formica obscura Heer, 1849: 119 (q.) CROATIA (Miocene). Palearctic. AntCat AntWiki HOL

Taxonomic history

[Also described as new by Heer, 1850: 119, pl. 9 fig. 2, pl. 11 fig. 15d]. Combination in †Lasius obscurus: Mayr, 1867b PDF: 52. Re-instated in †Formica obscura: Dlussky & Putyatina, 2014 PDF: 259, fig. 9G.
Senior homonym of Formica obscura Smith, 1858a PDF: 42 (from Brazil; now Dolichoderus satanus Bolton, 1995b).

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:

Holotype UMJG-P 77.536, in Universalmuseum Joanneum, Geology and Paleontology, Graz, Austria.

Specimen Habitat Summary

Type specimens: holotype: umj77536



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