†Pompilites senex Rohwer 1909 (spider wasp)
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Insecta - Hymenoptera - Pompilidae
Alternative combinations: Cryptocheilus senex, Salius senex
Full reference: S. A. Rohwer. 1909. The Fossil Ceropalidae of Florissant, Colorado. Psyche 16:23-28
Belongs to Pompilites according to J. Rodriguez et al. 2017
See also Cockerell 1914 and Rohwer 1909
Sister taxa: Pompilites fasciatus, Pompilites incertus, Pompilites induratus
Type specimen: UCM 8594, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Florissant, Station 14, which is in a Chadronian lacustrine - large shale in the Florissant Formation of Colorado.
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Florissant, Station 14
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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