†Vespa (Intervespa) tortonica Engel and Nel 2024 (wasp)
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Insecta - Hymenoptera - Vespidae
Full reference: M. S. Engel and A. Nel. 2024. A large hornet from the Upper Miocene of Saint-Bauzile, southeastern France (Hymenoptera, Vespidae). Bulletin de la Société Entomologique de France 129:425-436
Belongs to Vespa (Intervespa) according to M. S. Engel and A. Nel 2024
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: MNHN.F.A95075, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Montagne d'Andance, Saint-Bauzile, Privas (MNHN collection), which is in a Turolian crater lake diatomite/volcaniclastic in France.
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Montagne d'Andance, Saint-Bauzile, Privas (MNHN collection)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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