Protrechina
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Protrechina Temporal range:
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Protrechina carpenteri holotype worker | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hymenoptera |
Family: | Formicidae |
Subfamily: | Formicinae |
Genus: | †Protrechina Wilson, 1985 |
Species: | †P. carpenteri
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Binomial name | |
†Protrechina carpenteri Wilson, 1985
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Protrechina is an extinct, monotypic genus of ant, first described by Wilson (1985) from a Middle Eocene fossil found near Malvern, Arkansas. The genus contains a single described species Protrechina carpenteri known from a solitary worker entombed in Claiborne Formation amber.[1][2]
References
- ^ Wilson, E.O. (1985). "Ants From the Cretaceous and Eocene Amber of North America" (PDF). Psyche: A Journal of Entomology. 92 (2–3): 205–216. doi:10.1155/1985/57604.
- ^ "Protrechina". www.antweb.org.
Further reading
- Protrechina - AntWikiError: "Q16591710" is not a valid Wikidata entity ID.
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- Formicinae
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