Zatania electra
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Zatania electra is an extinct species of ant in the genus Zatania. The species was classified in 2012 by a group of three scientists.[1][2]
The specific name is derived from Greek electra, "amber", referencing that this fossil species was first discovered in amber.[1]
References
- ^ a b LaPolla, J. S.; Kallal, R. J.; Brady, S. G. (2012). "A new ant genus from the Greater Antilles and Central America, Zatania (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), exemplifies the utility of male and molecular character systems". Systematic Entomology. 37: 200–214. doi:10.1111/j.1365-3113.2011.00605.x.
- ^ "Genus: Zatania". antweb.org. AntWeb. Retrieved 23 September 2013.