†Palaeovespa gillettei Cockerell 1906 (wasp)
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Insecta - Hymenoptera - Vespidae
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 Palaeovespa according to T. D. A. Cockerell 1906
Sister taxa: Palaeovespa baltica, Palaeovespa florissantia, Palaeovespa relecta, Palaeovespa scudderi, Palaeovespa socialis, Palaeovespa wilsoni, Paleovespa menatensis
Type specimen: Mus. Comp. Zool. No. 2029, an exoskeleton. 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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