Paraponera dieteri

Paraponera dieteri is an extinct species of Miocene ant in the genus Paraponera. The fossils of the species were found in the Dominican amber and were described by Baroni Urbani in 1994.^[1] The fossils are now in the collection of the State Museum of Natural History Stuttgart.

Paraponera dieteri Temporal range: Early Miocene PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓ Dominican amber
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Genus:	Paraponera
Species:	†P. dieteri
Binomial name
†Paraponera dieteri Baroni Urbani, 1994

The fact it was found in Dominican Republic suggests that this species belonged to the tropical area.^[2]

Etymology

The species is named after Dieter Schlee who was responsible for the buildup of Dominican amber collection at the Stuttgart Museum.^[1]