''Paraponera dieteri'' is an
extinct species of
Miocene
The Miocene ( ) is the first epoch (geology), geological epoch of the Neogene Period and extends from about (Ma). The Miocene was named by Scottish geologist Charles Lyell; the name comes from the Greek words (', "less") and (', "new") and mea ...
ant
Ants are eusocial insects of the family Formicidae and, along with the related wasps and bees, belong to the order Hymenoptera. Ants evolved from vespoid wasp ancestors in the Cretaceous period. More than 13,800 of an estimated total of ...
in the genus ''
Paraponera''. The fossils of the species were found in the Dominican amber and were described by Baroni Urbani in 1994.
[Baroni Urbani, C. 1994a. The identity of the Dominican ''Paraponera'' (Amber Collection Stuttgart: Hymenoptera, Formicidae. V: Ponerinae, partim). Stuttg. Beitr. Naturkd. Ser. B (Geol. Paläontol.) 197: 1-9 ']
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'' The fossils are now in the collection of the
State Museum of Natural History Stuttgart.
Etymology
The species is named after Dieter Schlee who was responsible for the buildup of Dominican amber collection at the
Stuttgart Museum.
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References
Paraponerinae
Miocene insects
Hymenoptera of North America
Fossil ant taxa
Fossil taxa described in 1994
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