†Palaeovespa socialis Poinar 2005 (wasp)
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Insecta - Hymenoptera - Vespidae
Full reference: G. Poinar. 2005. Fossil Trigonalidae and Vespidae (Hymenoptera) in Baltic amber. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 107:55-63
Belongs to Palaeovespa according to G. Poinar 2005
Sister taxa: Palaeovespa baltica, Palaeovespa florissantia, Palaeovespa gillettei, Palaeovespa relecta, Palaeovespa scudderi, Palaeovespa wilsoni, Paleovespa menatensis
Type specimen: Poinar H-10-175, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Baltic Amber, Poinar collection, which is in a Priabonian terrestrial amber in the Russian Federation.
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Baltic Amber, Poinar collection
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