†Megachile shanwangae Zhang 1989 (mason bee)
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Insecta - Hymenoptera - Megachilidae
Full reference: J. F. Zhang. 1989. Fossil Insects From Shanwang, Shandong, China 1-459
Belongs to Megachile according to J. F. Zhang 1989
Sister taxa: Megachile (Litomegachile), Megachile amaguensis, Megachile praedicta
Type specimen: s82638, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Shanwang, Linqu County, collection s (Shandong Provincial Museum), which is in a Burdigalian lacustrine - large mudstone in the Shanwang Formation of China.
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Shanwang, Linqu County, collection s (Shandong Provincial Museum)
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