Bombus (Melanobombus) cerdanyensis Dehon et al. 2014

Insecta - Hymenoptera - Apidae

Alternative combination: Bombus cerdanyensis

Full reference: M. Dehon, T. De Meulemeester, and M. S. Engel. 2014. Taxonomic names, in Wing shape of four new bee fossils (Hymenoptera: Anthophila) provides insights to bee evolution. PLoS One 9(10):e108865

Belongs to Bombus (Melanobombus) according to M. Dehon et al. 2019

See also Dehon et al. 2014

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: Its type locality is Bellver-en-Cerdaña (MNHN collection), which is in a Vallesian lacustrine diatomite in Spain

Distribution: found only at Bellver-en-Cerdaña (MNHN collection)

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