†Pepsinites avitula Cockerell 1941 (spider wasp)
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Insecta - Hymenoptera - Pompilidae
Alternative combinations: Chirodamus avitula, Pepsis avitula
Full reference: T. D. A. Cockerell. 1941. Some Tertiary Insects (Hymenoptera) from Colorado. American Journal of Science, Series 5 239:354-356
Belongs to Pepsinites according to J. Rodriguez et al. 2017
See also Cockerell 1941 and Vardy 2005
Sister taxa: Pepsinites cockerellae, Pepsinites contentus, Pepsinites florissantensis, Pepsinites laminarum, Pepsinites scelerosus
Type specimen: Its type locality is Florissant (Cockerell Collection), which is in a Chadronian lacustrine - large shale in the Florissant Formation of Colorado
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Florissant (Cockerell Collection)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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