†Apis (Synapis) dalica Engel and Wappler 2018 (honey bee)
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Insecta - Hymenoptera - Apidae
Full reference: M. S. Engel and T. Wappler. 2018. Taxonomic names, in A primitive honey bee from the Middle Miocene deposits of southeastern Yunnan, China (Hymenoptera, Apidae). ZooKeys 775:117-129
Belongs to Apis (Synapis) according to M. S. Engel and T. Wappler 2018
Sister taxa: Apis (Synapis) cuenoti, Apis (Synapis) henshawi
Type specimen: NIGP 154200, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Maguan, which is in a Rupelian lacustrine mudstone in the Huazhige Formation of China.
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Maguan
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