†Electrapis (Mesomelissa) tornquisti Cockerell 1908

Insecta - Hymenoptera - Apidae

Alternative combinations: Electrapis (Electrapis) tornquisti, Electrapis tornquisti

Synonym: Electrapis bombusoides Kelner-Pillaut 1974

Full reference: T. D. A. Cockerell. 1908. Descriptions and records of bees. XX. The Annals and Magazine of Natural History, Eighth Series 2:323-334

Belongs to Electrapis (Mesomelissa) according to M. S. Engel 2021

See also Cockerell 1908, Cockerell 1909, Engel 2001, Spahr 1987 and Zeuner and Manning 1976

Sister taxa: Electrapis (Mesomelissa) krishnorum, Electrapis (Mesomelissa) martialis, Electrapis (Mesomelissa) micheneri

Type specimens:

  • Electrapis (Mesomelissa) tornquisti: UKGM, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Baltic amber, Konigsberg collection, which is in a Priabonian terrestrial amber in the Russian Federation.
  • Electrapis bombusoides:

Distribution:

• Eocene of the Russian Federation (3 collections)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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