Protrechina
TaxonProtrechina carpenteri
AuthorityWilson, 1985
Parent authorityWilson, 1985

Protrechina is an extinct, monotypic genus of ant, first described by Wilson (1985) from a Middle Eocene fossil found near Malvern, Arkansas. The genus contains a single described species Protrechina carpenteri known from a solitary worker entombed in Claiborne Formation amber.[1][2]

References

  1. ^ Wilson, E.O. (1985). "Ants From the Cretaceous and Eocene Amber of North America". Psyche: A Journal of Entomology. 92 (2–3): 205–216. doi:10.1155/1985/57604
  2. ^ "Protrechina". www.antweb.org

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