†Heriades laminarum Cockerell 1906 (mason bee)
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Insecta - Hymenoptera - Megachilidae
Full reference: T. D. A. Cockerell. 1906. Fossil Hymenoptera from Florissant, Colorado. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard College 50(2):33-58
Belongs to Heriades according to F. E. Zeuner and F. J. Manning 1976
See also Cockerell 1906
Sister taxa: Heriades bowditchi, Heriades halictinus, Heriades mersatus, Heriades mildredae, Heriades priscus, Heriades saxosus
Type specimen: Mus. Comp. Zool. No. 2005. Its type locality is Florissant (MCZ Collection), which is in a Chadronian lacustrine - large shale in the Florissant Formation of Colorado.
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Florissant (MCZ Collection)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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