Species: †Formica sepulta Théobald, 1937

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Classification:

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

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Taxonomic History (provided by Barry Bolton, 2017)

†Formica sepulta Théobald, 1937a PDF: 319, pl. 15, fig. 14; pl. 25, fig. 16; pl. 26, fig. 16 (q.m.) FRANCE (Oligocene). AntCat AntWiki HOL

Distribution Notes:

Aix-en-Provence, France; Late Oligocene (28.4 - 23 Ma).

Comments:

Cotype FSL 392026 in Centre Commun des Collections de Geologie, University Claude Bernard-Lyon 1, Villeurbanne, 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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