Family Philanthidae Latreille 1802 (apoid wasp)

Insecta - Hymenoptera - Philanthidae

Alternative spellings: Philanthinae, Philanthinae

Full reference: P. A. Latreille. 1802. Histoire Naturelle, Générale et Particulière des Crustacés et des Insectes, Tome Troisième 1-467

Parent taxon: Apoidea according to M. Sann et al. 2018

Sister taxa: Allommationidae, Ammoplanidae, Ampulicidae, Angarosphecidae, Anthophila, Astatidae, Bembicidae, Burmasphecidae, Cirrosphecidae, Crabronidae, Dasypodaidae, Heterogynaidae, Pemphredonidae, Psenidae, Sphecidae, Spheciellidae, Temnogynidae, Trigampulex, Mellinidae

Subtaxa: none

Type: Philanthus

Ecology:

Distribution:

• Oligocene of France (2 collections)

• Eocene of United States (2: Colorado)

Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence

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