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.Baroni Urbani, C. 1994a. The identity of the Dominican Paraponera (Amber Collection Stuttgart: Hymenoptera, Formicidae. V: Ponerinae, partim). Stuttg. Beitr. Naturkd. Ser. B (Geol. Paläontol.) 197: 1-9 PDF The fossils are now in the collection of the State Museum of Natural History Stuttgart.
That it was found in Dominican Republic suggests that this species belonged to the tropical area.Reference work: https://hormigas.wiki/tipos-de-hormigas/paraponeriae/paraponera-dieteri/ [Spanish]
Etymology The species is named after Dieter Schlee who was responsible for the buildup of Dominican amber collection at the Stuttgart Museum.
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