Dolichoderus mesosternalis

(Dolichoderus mesosternalis)

Description

Dolichoderus mesosternalis is an extinct species of Eocene ant in the genus Dolichoderus. Described by William Morton Wheeler in 1915, a fossilised worker of the species was found in the Baltic amber.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum:

Class: Insecta

Order:Hymenoptera

Family:Formicidae

Genus:Dolichoderus

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