Protazteca

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]

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

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