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Protomelecta
Insecta - Hymenoptera - Apidae
Taxonomy
Protomelecta was named by Cockerell (1908). It is not extant. Its type is Protomelecta brevipennis.
It was assigned to Anthophoridae by Carpenter (1992); and to Melectini by Zeuner and Manning (1976), Engel (2021).
It was assigned to Anthophoridae by Carpenter (1992); and to Melectini by Zeuner and Manning (1976), Engel (2021).
Species
P. brevipennis (type species)
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1908 | Protomelecta Cockerell p. 341 |
| 1976 | Protomelecta Zeuner and Manning |
| 1992 | Protomelecta Carpenter |
| 2021 | Protomelecta Engel p. 51 |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| References: Kiessling 2004, Bush and Bambach 2015 | |||||
Age range: Chadronian or 37.00000 to 33.90000 Ma
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chadronian | USA (Colorado) | P. brevipennis (106381) |