Oecophylla longiceps
- Sci. Name
- Oecophylla longiceps
- Tribe
- Oecophyllini
- Subfamily
- Formicinae
- Author
- Dlussky, 2008
- Fossil
- Yes (fossil species)
- Distribution
- Found in 0 countries
Introduction
Oecophylla longiceps is an extinct species of weaver ant known only from fossil specimens found in the Messel Formation of Germany, dating to the middle Eocene approximately 47 million years ago . This species belongs to the genus Oecophylla, which includes living weaver ants like Oecophylla smaragdina . The fossil queen measured 12-16 mm in body length, with a head that is 1.2 times longer than wide, a feature that gives the species its name 'longiceps' . The worker caste has never been described .
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