Protazteca is an extinct genus of ants in the subfamily Dolichoderinae, that were endemic to the United States, which was described by Carpenter in 1930.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Dolichoderinae |
| Tribe: | incertae sedis |
| Genus: | †Protazteca Carpenter, 1930 |
| Type species | |
| Protazteca elongata | |
| Diversity | |
| 5 fossil species | |
Species edit
There are currently 5 fossil species.[2]
- Protazteca capitata Carpenter, 1930
- Protazteca eocenica Lapolla & Greenwalt, 2015
- Protazteca elongata Carpenter, 1930
- Protazteca hendersoni (Cockerell, 1906)
- Protazteca quadrata Carpenter, 1930
References edit
- ^ Carpenter, F. M. 1930. The fossil ants of North America. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 70:1-66. [1930-01] PDF 123533
- ^ Bolton, B. (2014). "Protazteca". AntCat. Retrieved 4 January 2015.