''Liometopum eremicum'' 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 ...

species of Miocene ant in the genus ''

Liometopum ''Liometopum'' is a genus of ants that belongs to the subfamily Dolichoderinae, found in North America, Europe and Asia. Caterpillars of certain butterfly species have a symbiotic relationship with ''Liometopum'' ants. They produce secretions t ...

''. Described by Zhang in 1989, the fossils were found in

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. 1989. Fossil insects from Shanwang, Shandong, China. Jinan, China: Shandong Science and Technology Publishing House, 459 pp. (page 281, fig. 282 male described)

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Fossil taxa described in 1989 Miocene insects Prehistoric insects of Asia Fossil ant taxa {{Dolichoderinae-stub