''Alloiomma'' is an

extinct Extinction is the termination of a kind of organism or of a group of kinds (taxon), usually a species. The moment of extinction is generally considered to be the death of the last individual of the species, although the capacity to breed and ...

genus of ants that once belonged to the subfamily

Dolichoderinae Dolichoderinae is a subfamily of ants, which includes species such as the Argentine ant (''Linepithema humile''), the erratic ant, the odorous house ant, and the cone ant. The subfamily presents a great diversity of species throughout the world ...

. ''A. changweiensis'' was the first extinct species to be discovered by Zhang in 1989, and another fossil species was discovered in 1994, known as ''A.differentialis''. The ants were endemic to

China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ...

.Zhang, J., Sun, B. ; Zhang, X. 1994. Miocene insects and spiders from Shanwang, Shandong. Beijing: Science Press, v + 298 pp.: 298pp (page 166, Fig. 146 queen described)

Species

*''Alloiomma changweiensis'' Zhang, 1989 *''Alloiomma differentialis'' Zhang, Sun & Zhang, 1994

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q19841148

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Fossil taxa described in 1989

Fossil ant genera