Insecta - Hymenoptera - Vespidae
Alternative spelling: Paleovespa
Full reference: T. D. A. Cockerell. 1906. Fossil Hymenoptera from Florissant, Colorado. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard College 50(2):33-58
Parent taxon: Vespinae according to A. Perrard et al. 2016
See also Carpenter 1992, Cockerell 1906, Cockerell 1911, Nel and Auvray 2006 and Poinar 2005
Subtaxa: Palaeovespa baltica Palaeovespa florissantia Palaeovespa gillettei Palaeovespa relecta Palaeovespa scudderi Palaeovespa socialis Palaeovespa wilsoni Paleovespa menatensis
Type: Palaeovespa florissantia
Distribution:
• Eocene of the Russian Federation (2 collections), United States (5: Colorado)
• Paleocene of France (1)
Total: 8 collections including 10 occurrences
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