Ctenobethylus
Sign in to saveCtenobethylus is an extinct genus of ants in the subfamily Dolichoderinae. The genus contains two described species as of 2026, both known from various Eocene European amber deposits.
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Ctenobethylus is an extinct genus of ants in the subfamily Dolichoderinae. The genus contains two described species as of 2026, both known from various Eocene European amber deposits.
==Species== As of 2026, Ctenobethylus contains two valid described species, both extinct. †Ctenobethylus goepperti (Mayr, 1868) †Ctenobethylus oblongiceps (Wheeler, 1915)
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