Insecta - Hymenoptera - Apidae
Alternative combination: Apis meliponoides
Full reference: H. von Buttel-Reepen. 1906. Apistica. Beiträge zur Systematik, Biologie, sowie zur geschichtlichen und geographischen Verbreitung der Honigbiene (Apis mellifica L.), ihrer Varietäten und der übrigen Apis-Arten. Mitteilungen aus dem Zoologischen Museum in Berlin 3:117-201
Belongs to Electrapis according to M. S. Engel 2001
See also Cockerell 1908, Cockerell 1909, Engel 2021, Spahr 1987 and Zeuner and Manning 1976
Sister taxa: Electrapis (Eckfeldapis), Electrapis (Electrapis), Electrapis (Euglossopteryx), Electrapis (Melikertes), Electrapis (Mesomelissa)
Type specimen: AMNH B-JH 97, an exoskeleton
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Eocene of the Russian Federation (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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