Insecta - Hymenoptera - Apidae
Full reference: M. S. Engel. 2001. The first large carpenter bee from the Tertiary of North America, with a consideration of the geological history of Xylocopinae (Hymenoptera: Apidae). Transactions of the American Entomological Society 127(2):245-254
Belongs to Xylocopa according to M. S. Engel 2021
See also Engel 2001
Sister taxa: Xylocopa (Apocolyx), Xylocopa atavus, Xylocopa celineae, Xylocopa diatoma, Xylocopa friesei, Xylocopa hydrobiae, Xylocopa jurinei, Xylocopa obata, Xylocopa senilis, Xylocopa veta
Type specimen: MCZ 3464, an exoskeleton (complete bee). 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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