Paraneuretus

Paraneuretus is an extinct genus of formicid in the ant subfamily Aneuretinae known from fossils found in Asia and Europe. The genus contains three middle to late Eocene age species, Paraneuretus dubovikoffi, Paraneuretus longicornis, and Paraneuretus tornquisti.

==History and classification== Paraneuretus is known from over twenty five adult fossil specimens which are composed of complete adult males, female workers and queens. The first fossils were discovered preserved as inclusions in transparent chunks of Baltic amber. Baltic amber is approximately forty six million years old, having been deposited during Lutetian stage of the Middle Eocene. There is debate on what plant family the amber was produced by, with evidence supporting relatives of either Pinus, Agathis or Sciadopitys. The paleoenvironment of the Eocene Baltic forests were two Paraneuretus species lived was humid temperate to subtropical islands. The forests were composed of mostly Quercus and Pinus species, while the lower sections of the forests had paratropical plant elements, such as palms.