†Xylocopa celineae Nel and Petrulevičius 2003 (large carpenter bee)
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Insecta - Hymenoptera - Apidae
Full reference: A. Nel and J. Petrulevičius. 2003. New Palaeogene bees from Europe and Asia. Alcheringa 27:277-293
Belongs to Xylocopa according to A. Nel and J. Petrulevičius 2003
Sister taxa: Xylocopa atavus, Xylocopa diatoma, Xylocopa friesei, Xylocopa gabrielae, Xylocopa hydrobiae, Xylocopa jurinei, Xylocopa obata, Xylocopa senilis, Xylocopa veta
Type specimen: MNHN-LP-R.11184, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Camoins-les-Bains (MNHN coll), which is in an Oligocene lacustrine marl in France.
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Camoins-les-Bains (MNHN coll)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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