Paraponera dieteri

†Paraponera dieteri
Temporal range: Early Miocene
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Dominican amber

Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Paraponerinae
Genus: Paraponera
Species: †P. dieteri
Binomial name
†Paraponera dieteri
Baroni Urbani, 1994

Paraponera dieteri is an extinct species of Miocene ant in the genus Paraponera. The fossils of the species were found in the Dominican amber and were described by Baroni Urbani in 1994.[1] The fossils are now in the collection of the State Museum of Natural History Stuttgart.

Etymology

The species is named after Dieter Schlee who was responsible for the buildup of Dominican amber collection at the Stuttgart Museum.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Baroni Urbani, C. 1994a. The identity of the Dominican Paraponera (Amber Collection Stuttgart: Hymenoptera, Formicidae. V: Ponerinae, partim). Stuttg. Beitr. Naturkd. Ser. B (Geol. Paläontol.) 197: 1-9 PDF


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