†Vespa picea Zhang et al. 1994 (wasp)
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Insecta - Hymenoptera - Vespidae
Full reference: J. Zhang, B. Sun, and X. Zhang. 1994. Miocene insects and spiders from Shanwang, Shandong 1-298
Belongs to Vespa according to J. Zhang et al. 1994
Sister taxa: Vespa bilineata, Vespa binghami, Vespa ciliata, Vespa cordifera, Vespa crabroniformis, Vespa mandarinia, Vespa nigra
Type specimen: S200305, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Shanwang, Linqu County, collection S200, which is in a Burdigalian lacustrine - large mudstone in the Shanwang Formation of China.
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Shanwang, Linqu County, collection S200
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