Insecta - Hymenoptera - Apidae

Alternative combination: Paleoeuglossa melissiflora

Full reference: G. Poinar. 1998. Paleoeuglossa melissiflora gen. n., sp. n. (Euglossinae: Apidae), fossil orchid bees in Dominican amber. Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society 71:29-34

Belongs to Eufriesea according to M. S. Engel et al. 2012

See also Poinar 1998

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: Its type locality is Dominican amber (Work amber collection, Ashland), which is in a Burdigalian/Langhian terrestrial amber in the Dominican Republic

Ecology:

Distribution: found only at Dominican amber (Work amber collection, Ashland)

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Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.