Dolichoderus nanus
| Dolichoderus nanus Temporal range:  | |
|---|---|
|   | |
| Holotype worker in Baltic amber | |
| Scientific classification   | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia | 
| Phylum: | Arthropoda | 
| Class: | Insecta | 
| Order: | Hymenoptera | 
| Family: | Formicidae | 
| Subfamily: | Dolichoderinae | 
| Genus: | Dolichoderus | 
| Species: | †D. nanus | 
| Binomial name | |
| †Dolichoderus nanus Dlussky, 2002 | |
Dolichoderus nanus is an extinct species of Eocene ant in the genus Dolichoderus. Described by Dlussky in 2002, a fossilised worker was discovered in the Baltic amber.[1]
References
- ^ Dlussky, G. M. 2002a. Ants of the genus Dolichoderus (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from the Baltic and Rovno ambers. Paleontol. Zh. 2002 (1): 54-68 (page 67, worker described)