†Halictus savenyei Engel and Archibald 2003 (sweat bee)
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Insecta - Hymenoptera - Halictidae
Full reference: M. S. Engel and S. B. Archibald. 2003. An Early Eocene bee (Hymenoptera: Halictidae) from Quilchena, British columbia. The Canadian Entomologist 135:63-69
Belongs to Halictus according to M. S. Engel and S. B. Archibald 2003
Sister taxa: Halictus petrefactus, Halictus ruissatelensis, Halictus schemppi
Type specimen: Q-0424a&b, an exoskeleton (complete body with fragmentary wings). Its type locality is Quilchena (SFU collection), which is in a Ypresian lacustrine - large mudstone in the Tranquille Formation of Canada.
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Quilchena (SFU collection)
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