Protrechina
Genus of ant
Protrechina Temporal range: Middle Eocene PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N | |
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Protrechina carpenteri holotype worker | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hymenoptera |
Family: | Formicidae |
Subfamily: | Formicinae |
Genus: | †Protrechina Wilson, 1985 |
Species: | †P. carpenteri |
Binomial name | |
†Protrechina carpenteri Wilson, 1985 |
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
Further reading
- Protrechina - AntWiki