†Protopolistes Antropov 2014 (wasp)
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Insecta - Hymenoptera - Vespidae
Full reference: A. V. Antropov. 2014. Aculeata Scopoli, 1763. The wasps, bees and ants (Insecta: Vespida=Hymenoptera) from the Insect Limestone (Late Eocene) of the Isle of Wight, UK. Earth and Environmental Science Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 104
Parent taxon: Polistinae according to A. V. Antropov 2014
Sister taxa: Palaeopolistes, Palaeopolybia, Polistini
Subtaxa: Protopolistes oblitus
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Bembridge Marls (A'Court Smith collection) (Eocene of the United Kingdom)
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