Apis (Synapis) henshawi Cockerell 1907 (Henshaw's honey bee)

Insecta - Hymenoptera - Apidae

Alternative combination: Apis henshawi

Synonyms: Apis aquisextana Nel et al. 1996, Apis aquisextusensis Nel et al. 1999, Apis cuenoti Theobald 1937, Apis oligocenica Meunier 1915, Synapis kaschkei Statz 1931

Full reference: T. D. A. Cockerell. 1907. A fossil honey-bee. The Entomologist 40:227-229

Belongs to Apis (Synapis) according to A. Nel et al. 1999

See also Arillo et al. 1996, Cockerell 1907, Cockerell 1908, Engel 1998, Engel 1999, Engel 2006, Engel et al. 2009, Meunier 1915, Nel et al. 1996, Statz 1931, Theobald 1937 and Zeuner and Manning 1976

Sister taxa: Apis (Synapis) cuenoti, Apis (Synapis) dalica

Subtaxa: Apis (Synapis) henshawi dormiens Apis (Synapis) henshawi henshawi Apis (Synapis) henshawi kaschkei

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Type specimens:

  • Apis (Synapis) henshawi: Its type locality is Rott (MCZ coll), which is in a MP 30 lacustrine - large lignite in the Rott Formation of Germany
  • Apis aquisextana: Its type locality is Aix-en-Provence (MNHN Paris Coll), which is in a Chattian lacustrine - large limestone in the Niveau du gypse d'Aix Formation of France.
  • Apis aquisextusensis: MNHN-LP-R.08381, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Aix-en-Provence (MNHN Paris Coll), which is in a Chattian lacustrine - large limestone in the Niveau du gypse d'Aix Formation of France.
  • Apis cuenoti: Ecole Nationale des Eaux et Forets 173, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is CĂ©reste (Nancy coll), which is in a MP 23 lacustrine carbonate in the Campagne-Calavon Formation of France.
  • Apis oligocenica: Its type locality is Rott (Bauckhorn coll), which is in a MP 30 lacustrine - large lignite in Germany.
  • Synapis kaschkei: LACM 3920, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Rott (Statz Collection), which is in a Chattian lacustrine - small shale in the Rott Formation of Germany.

Ecology:

Distribution:

• Miocene of Spain (1 collection)

• Oligocene of France (2), Germany (5)

Total: 8 collections each including a single occurrence

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