†Euglossa moronei Engel 1999 (orchid bee)
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Insecta - Hymenoptera - Apidae
Full reference: M. S. Engel. 1999. The first fossil Euglossa and phylogeny of the orchid bees (Hymenoptera: Apidae; Euglossini. American Museum Novitates 3272:1-14
Belongs to Euglossa according to M. S. Engel 1999
Sister taxon: Euglossa (Euglossa)
Type specimen: M-1149, 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)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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