Camponotus induratus Heer 1849 (ant)

Insecta - Hymenoptera - Formicidae

Alternative combination: Formica indurata

Synonym: Formica pinguicula radobojana Heer 1849

Full reference: O. Heer. 1849. Die Insektenfauna der Tertiärgebilde von Oeningen und von Radoboj in Croatien. Zweiter Theil: Henschrecken, Florfliegen, Aderflügler, Schmetterlinge und Fliegen 1-264

Belongs to Camponotus according to G. M. Dlussky and T. S. Putyatina 2014

See also Bolton 2012, Heer 1849, Heer 1867 and Mayr 1867

Sister taxa: Camponotus ambon, Camponotus ampullosus, Camponotus cockerelli, Camponotus compactus, Camponotus crozei, Camponotus curviansatus, Camponotus festinatus, Camponotus festinus, Camponotus fuscipennis, Camponotus gracilis, Camponotus heracleus, Camponotus herculeanus, Camponotus lignitus, Camponotus longiventris, Camponotus longus, Camponotus luteus, Camponotus mengei, Camponotus microcephalus, Camponotus microthoracus, Camponotus mitis, Camponotus novotnyi, Camponotus obesus, Camponotus oeningensis, Camponotus parvus, Camponotus penninervis, Camponotus petrifactus, Camponotus pictus, Camponotus pinguiculus, Camponotus plenus, Camponotus shanwangensis, Camponotus theobaldi, Camponotus tokunagai, Camponotus vehemens, Camponotus vetus

Type specimens:

  • Camponotus induratus: UMJG&P 77.632, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Radoboj (Grätz Collection), which is in a Sarmatian lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal limestone in Croatia.
  • Formica pinguicula radobojana:

Ecology:

Distribution:

• Miocene of Croatia (4 collections)

Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence

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