†E. biesmeijeri

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Apoidea 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Classis: Insecta
Cladus: Dicondylia
Subclassis: Pterygota
Cladus: Metapterygota
Infraclassis: Neoptera
Cladus: Eumetabola
Cladus: Endopterygota
Superordo: Hymenopterida
Ordo: Hymenoptera
Subordo: Apocrita
Superfamilia: Apoidea

Familia: Apidae
Subfamilia: Apinae
Tribus: incertae sedis
Genus: †Euglossopteryx

Species: †E. biesmeijeri

Name

  • Euglossopteryx biesmeijeri Dehon & Engel, 2014

Etymology

  • Patronym = Jacobus Biesmeijer

Type material

  • Holotype: Division of Entomology (Paleoentomology), University of Kansas Natural History Museum, Lawrence, Kansas, U.S.A; Female

Type locality

  • Middle Eocene, oil shale deposit, Parachute Creek Member, Green River Formation, Uinta Basin, Utah, U.S.A.

References

  • Dehon, M.; Michez, D.; Nel, A.; Engel, M. S.; De Meulemeester, T. 2014. Wing Shape of Four New Bee Fossils (Hymenoptera: Anthophila) Provides Insights to Bee Evolution. PLOS One, 9(10): 1–16. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0108865. 
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