PREHISTORIC INSECTS
Added on: 19th Oct 2015
TERMITARADUS DOMINICANUS
Termitaradus dominicanus is an extinct species of termite bug in the
family Termitaphididae known from a Miocene fossil found on
Hispaniola. It is the third species in the genus Termitaradus to have been
described from fossils found in Dominican amber after
Termitaradus avitinquilinus and Termitaradus mitnicki.
NESAGAPOSTEMON
Nesagapostemon is an extinct monotypic genus of sweat bee that
lived many millions of years ago. The genus name Nesagapostemon
is derived from a combination of the Greek nisos, meaning “island,”
and Agapostemon, a similar genus of halictids that may be related.
TOXOLABIS
Toxolabis is an extinct genus of earwig in the dermapteran family
Anisolabididae known from a Cretaceous fossil found in Burma.
The genus contains a single described species, Toxolabis zigrasi.
DRYINUS GRIMALDII
Dryinus grimaldii is an extinct species of wasp in the dryinid genus
Dryinus. The species is solely known from the early Miocene
Burdigalian stage, from Dominican amber deposits on the island
of Hispaniola.
ANOCHETUS CONISQUAMIS
Anochetus conisquamis is an extinct species of ant in the subfamily
Ponerinae known from one possibly Miocene fossil found on Hispaniola.
It is one of eight species in the ant genus Anochetus to have been
described from fossils found in Dominican amber and is one of a
number of Anochetus species found in the Greater Antilles.
ACANTHOSTICHUS HISPANIOLICUS
Acanthostichus hispaniolicus is an extinct species of ant in the
subfamily Dorylinae known from a group of possibly Miocene
fossils found on the island of Hispaniola. It is the first species of the
ant genus Acanthostichus to have been described from fossils
found in Dominican amber and is the only species of
Acanthostichus found in the West Indies.
ZOPHOTERMES
Zophotermes is an extinct genus of termite in the Isoptera family
Rhinotermitidae known through two Eocene fossils found in India.
The genus contains a single described species, Zophotermes ashoki,
placed in the subfamily Prorhinotermitinae.
YPRESIOMYRMA
Ypresiomyrma is an extinct genus of bulldog ants in the subfamily
Myrmeciinae, which contains three described species. One species
is known from the Isle of Fur in Denmark and the other two are from
the McAbee Fossil Beds in British Columbia, Canada.
PRODRYAS
Prodryas persephone is an extinct butterfly, known from a single
specimen from Eocene rocks. It was the first fossil butterfly to be
found in North America, and is unusually well preserved. Its closest
relatives are the genera Hypanartia and Antanartia.
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