†Bombus (Mendacibombus) beskonakensis Nel and Petrulevičius 2003
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Insecta - Hymenoptera - Apidae
Alternative combination: Oligoapis beskonakensis
Full reference: A. Nel and J. Petrulevičius. 2003. New Palaeogene bees from Europe and Asia. Alcheringa 27:277-293
Belongs to Bombus (Mendacibombus) according to M. Dehon et al. 2019
See also Nel and Petrulevičius 2003
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: MNHN-LP-B.47780, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Bes-Konak, which is in an Aquitanian lacustrine - large diatomite in Turkey.
Distribution: found only at Bes-Konak
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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