Insecta - Hymenoptera - Apidae

Full reference: M. S. Engel. 2024. Taxonomic names, in The earliest large carpenter bee (Xylocopa) and its adhering pollen (Araliaceae, Theaceae). Palaeobiodiversity and Palaeoenvironments 104:949-962

Parent taxon: Xylocopa according to M. S. Engel 2024

Sister taxa: Xylocopa atavus, Xylocopa celineae, Xylocopa diatoma, Xylocopa friesei, Xylocopa gabrielae, Xylocopa hydrobiae, Xylocopa jurinei, Xylocopa obata, Xylocopa senilis, Xylocopa veta

Subtaxa: Xylocopa (Apocolyx) primigenia

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Type: Xylocopa (Apocolyx) primigenia

Ecology:

Distribution: found only at Grube Messel Pit, grid square H13/14, 37 cm above marker M (Eocene of Germany)

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