Protazteca

†Protazteca; Temporal range: Oligocene PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Dolichoderinae
Genus:	†Protazteca; Carpenter, 1930
Type species
	Protazteca elongata;
Diversity
	5 fossil species

Protazteca is an extinct genus of ants in the subfamily Dolichoderinae, that were endemic to the United States, which was described by Carpenter in 1930.^[1]

Species[]

There are currently 5 fossil species.^[2]

Protazteca capitata Carpenter, 1930
Protazteca eocenica Lapolla & Greenwalt, 2015
Protazteca elongata Carpenter, 1930
Protazteca hendersoni (Cockerell, 1906)
Protazteca quadrata Carpenter, 1930

References[]

^ Carpenter, F. M. 1930. The fossil ants of North America. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 70:1-66. [1930-01] PDF 123533
^ Bolton, B. (2014). "Protazteca". AntCat. Retrieved 4 January 2015.

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[Carpenter-1] Carpenter, F. M. 1930. The fossil ants of North America. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 70:1-66. [1930-01] PDF 123533

[AntCat-2] Bolton, B. (2014). "Protazteca". AntCat. Retrieved 4 January 2015.

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