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Genus of ants

Protazteca
Temporal range: Oligocene PreꞒ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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

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.

Species

There are currently 5 fossil species.

  • Protazteca capitata Carpenter, 1930
  • Protazteca eocenica Lapolla & Greenwalt, 2015
  • Protazteca elongata Carpenter, 1930
  • Protazteca hendersoni (Cockerell, 1906)
  • Protazteca quadrata Carpenter, 1930

References

  1. Carpenter, F. M. 1930. The fossil ants of North America. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 70:1-66. PDF 123533
  2. Bolton, B. (2014). "Protazteca". AntCat. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
Taxon identifiers
Protazteca


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