Insecta - Hymenoptera - Apidae
Alternative combinations: Eckfeldapis electrapoides, Electrapis (Electrapis) electrapoides, Electrapis electrapoides
Full reference: H. Lutz. 1993. Eckfeldapis electrapoides nov. gen. n. sp., eine "Honigbiene" aus dem Mittel-Eozän des "Eckfelder Maares" bei Manderscheid/Eifel, Deutschland (Hymenoptera: Apidae, Apinae). Mainzer Naturwissenschaftliches Archiv 31:177-199
Belongs to Electrapis (Eckfeldapis) according to M. S. Engel 2021
See also Engel 1998, Lutz 1993 and Wappler 2003
Sister taxon: Electrapis (Eckfeldapis) prolata
Type specimen: NHM PE 1992/614, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Eckfeld Maar (NHMN 1992 collection), which is in a MP 13 crater lake siltstone/shale in the Eifel Formation of Germany.
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Eocene of Germany (3 collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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