Passaloecus munax Sorg 1986 (aphid wasp)

Insecta - Hymenoptera - Pemphredonidae

Full reference: M. Sorg. 1986. Grabwespen der Gattung Passaloecus aus fossilen Harzen (Hymenoptera, Sphecoidea, Pemphredoninae). Passaloecus microceras n. sp., Baltischer Bernstein, oberes Eozän. Passaloecus munax n. sp., Bitterfelder Bernstein, unteres Miozän. Paläontologische Zeitschrift 60:277-284

Belongs to Passaloecus according to M. Sorg 1986

Sister taxa: Passaloecus electrobius, Passaloecus fasciatus, Passaloecus microceras, Passaloecus piletskisi, Passaloecus scudderi, Passaloecus zherichini

Type specimen: GIK 941, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Bitterfeld amber (Geol. Inst. Koln collection), which is in a Priabonian terrestrial amber in Germany.

Ecology:

Distribution: found only at Bitterfeld amber (Geol. Inst. Koln collection)

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