Iridomyrmex florissantius

Iridomyrmex florissantius is an extinct species of ant in the subfamily Dolichoderinae. It was described by Frank M. Carpenter in 1930 after a fossil was found in the United States.[1]

Iridomyrmex florissantius
Temporal range: Fossil
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Dolichoderinae
Genus: Iridomyrmex
Species:
I. florissantius
Binomial name
Iridomyrmex florissantius
Carpenter, 1930

References edit

  1. ^ Carpenter, F. M. 1930. The fossil ants of North America. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 70:1-66. [1930-01] PDF 123533