Dolichoderus vectensis

(Dolichoderus vectensis)

Description

Dolichoderus vectensis is an extinct species of Oligocene ant in the genus Dolichoderus. Described by Donisthorpe in 1920, the fossils of the species were found in the United Kingdom.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum:

Class: Insecta

Order:Hymenoptera

Family:Formicidae

Genus:Dolichoderus

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