Insecta - Hymenoptera - Apidae
Alternative combinations: Electrapis (Melikertes) stilbonota, Melikertes stilbonotus
Full reference: M. S. Engel. 1998. A New Species of the Baltic Amber Bee Genus Electrapis (Hymenoptera: Apidae). Journal of Hymenoptera Research 7(1):94-101
Belongs to Melikertes (Melikertes) according to M. S. Engel 2021
See also Engel 1998 and Engel 2001
Sister taxa: Melikertes (Melikertes) kamboja, Melikertes (Melikertes) proavus
Type specimen: NHM 17778, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Ziegelei Wien XI, Laaerberg, which is in a Messinian lacustrine - large mudstone in Austria.
Distribution:
• Eocene of the Russian Federation (4 collections)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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