†Palaeovespa relecta Cockerell 1923 (wasp)
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Insecta - Hymenoptera - Vespidae
Full reference: T. D. A. Cockerell. 1923. Two fossil Hymenoptera from Florissant (Vespidae, Megachilidae). Entomological News 34:270-271
Belongs to Palaeovespa according to T. D. A. Cockerell 1923
Sister taxa: Palaeovespa baltica, Palaeovespa florissantia, Palaeovespa gillettei, Palaeovespa scudderi, Palaeovespa socialis, Palaeovespa wilsoni, Paleovespa menatensis
Type specimen: DMNH-1971, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Florissant (Colorado Mus. Nat. History Collection), which is in a Chadronian lacustrine - large shale in the Florissant Formation of Colorado.
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Florissant (Colorado Mus. Nat. History Collection)
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