Dolichoderus explicans

†Dolichoderus explicans Temporal range: Oligocene PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Dolichoderinae
Genus:	Dolichoderus
Species:	D. explicans
Binomial name
Dolichoderus explicans (Förster, 1891)[1]

Dolichoderus explicans is an extinct species of Oligocene ant in the genus Dolichoderus. Described by Förster, 1891, a fossilised queen was discovered in Germany.

References

1. Forster, B. (1891). "Die Insekten des "Plattigen Steinmergels" von Brunstatt". Abhandelungen zur Geologischen Specialkarte von Elsass-Lothringen. 3: 333–594.