†Thaumatosoma (Chalicodomopsis) glaesaria Engel 1999 (mason bee)
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Insecta - Hymenoptera - Megachilidae
Alternative combination: Megachile (Chalicodomopsis) glaesaria
Full reference: M. S. Engel. 1999. Megachile glaesaria, the First Megachilid Bee Fossil from Amber (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae). American Museum Novitates 3276:1-13
Belongs to Thaumatosoma (Chalicodomopsis) according to M. S. Engel et al. 2012
See also Engel 1999
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: M-2718, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Dominican amber (Morone Amber Collection), which is in a Burdigalian/Langhian terrestrial amber in the Dominican Republic.
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Dominican amber (Morone Amber Collection)
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