Zherichinius

Zherichinius
Temporal range: 59–56 Ma

Paleocene

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]

References

  1. Bolton, Barry (June 1994). Identification Guide to the Ant Genera of the World (1st ed.). Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press. p. 26. ISBN 0674442806.
  2. Bolton, Barry. "An Online Catalog of the Ants of the World by Barry Bolton". antcat.org. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
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