†Tetragonula (Tetragonula) florilega Engel 2021 (stingless bee)
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Insecta - Hymenoptera - Apidae
Full reference: M. S. Engel. 2021. Taxonomic names, in Stingless bees in Miocene amber of southeastern China (Hymenoptera: Apidae). Journal of Melittology 105:1-83
Belongs to Tetragonula (Tetragonula) according to M. S. Engel et al. 2023
See also Engel 2021
Sister taxa: Tetragonula (Tetragonula) iridipennis, Tetragonula (Tetragonula) laeviceps
Type specimen: NIGP 176093, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Zhangpu amber, which is in a Langhian terrestrial amber in China.
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Zhangpu amber
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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