Zherichinius
†Zherichinius Temporal range: 59–56 Ma Paleocene | |
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Zherichinius horribilis holotype specimen | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hymenoptera |
Family: | Formicidae |
Subfamily: | Dolichoderinae |
Genus: | †Zherichinius Dlussky, 1988 |
Type species | |
Zherichinius horribilis | |
Diversity | |
2 fossil species |
Zherichinius is an extinct genus of ants in the subfamily Dolichoderinae. The two fossil species were found in Europe, and was described as a genus in 1988.[1]
Species
There are two fossil species described to the genus.[2]
- Zherichinius horribilis Dlussky, 1988
- Zherichinius rapax Dlussky, 1988
References
- ↑ Bolton, Barry (June 1994). Identification Guide to the Ant Genera of the World (1st ed.). Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press. p. 26. ISBN 0674442806.
- ↑ Bolton, Barry. "An Online Catalog of the Ants of the World by Barry Bolton". antcat.org. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
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