Dolichoderus explicans is an extinct species of Oligocene ant in the genus Dolichoderus. Described by Förster, 1891, a fossilised queen was discovered in Germany.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Dolichoderinae |
| Genus: | Dolichoderus |
| Species: | D. explicans
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| Dolichoderus explicans (Förster, 1891)[1]
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References
edit- ^ Forster, B. (1891). "Die Insekten des "Plattigen Steinmergels" von Brunstatt". Abhandelungen zur Geologischen Specialkarte von Elsass-Lothringen. 3: 333–594.