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Electrapini

Insecta - Hymenoptera - Apidae

Taxonomy
Electrapini was named by Engel (1998). Its type is Electrapis.

It was assigned to Apinae by Engel (2001), Wappler (2003) and Engel and Ortega-Blanco (2013); and to Corbiculata by Engel (2021).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1998Electrapini Engel p. 109
2001Electrapini Engel p. 91
2003Electrapini Wappler p. 121
2013Electrapini Engel and Ortega-Blanco p. 3
2021Electrapini Engel p. 51

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Ecdysozoa
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
superclassHexapodaLatreille 1825
classInsecta
—Dicondylia
—Paranotalia
subclassPterygota()
—NeopterygotaCrampton 1924
infraclassNeopteraMartynov 1923
RankNameAuthor
—Holometabola
—Hymenopterida
orderHymenoptera
—Unicalcarida
suborderApocritaGerstaecker 1867
—Aculeata()
superfamilyApoidea
—AnthophilaLatreille 1804
familyApidae()
subfamilyApinae()
—Apiti
—CorbiculataShuckard 1866
tribeElectrapiniEngel 1998
tribeElectrapiniEngel 1998

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.

Tr. †Electrapini Engel 1998
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Subtr. †Electrapina Engel 2001
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G. †Electrapis Cockerell 1908
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Subg. †Electrapis (Eckfeldapis) Lutz 1993
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†Electrapis (Eckfeldapis) prolata Wappler and Engel 2003
Subg. †Electrapis (Electrapis) Cockerell 1908
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†Electrapis (Electrapis) meliponoides von Buttel-Reepen 1906
Subg. †Electrapis (Euglossopteryx) Dehon and Engel 2014
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†Electrapis (Euglossopteryx) biesmeijeri De Meulemeester et al. 2014
Subg. Electrapis (Melikertes) Engel 1998
Subg. †Electrapis (Mesomelissa) Engel 2021
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†Electrapis (Mesomelissa) micheneri Wappler and Engel 2003
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Invalid names: Electrapis bombusoides Kelner-Pillaut 1974 [synonym]
†Electrapis meliponoides von Buttel-Reepen 1906
G. †Protobombus Cockerell 1908
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Subg. †Protobombus (Protobombus) Cockerell 1908
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Invalid names: Chalcobombus humilis Cockerell 1908 [synonym], Electrapis (Electrapis) apoides Manning 1960 [synonym]
†Protobombus (Protobombus) messelensis Wappler and Engel 2003
Subg. †Protobombus (Sophrobombus) Cockerell 1908
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Subg. †Protobombus (Thnetobombus) Engel 2021
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†Protobombus (Thnetobombus) pristinus Wappler and Engel 2003
Invalid names: Chalcobombus Cockerell 1908 [synonym]
Subtr. †Thaumastobombina Engel 2021
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G. †Thaumastobombus Engel 2001
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitinc
Environment: terrestrialc
Locomotion: actively mobilep
Created: 2017-04-17 09:56:18
Modified: 2017-04-17 09:56:18
Source: c = class, p = phylum
References: Kiessling 2004, Bush and Bambach 2015

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the MP 13 to the top of the Priabonian or 48.60000 to 33.90000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 47.8 Ma

Collections (24 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8India (Gujarat) Protobombus sp. (124463)
MP 1148.6 - 40.4Germany (Hessen) Electrapis sp., Protobombus messelensis (120798)
MP 1348.6 - 40.4Germany (Eifel) Electrapis electrapoides (135640) Electrapis sp.1, Electrapis sp.2, Electrapis sp.3, Protobombus sp. 1, Protobombus pristinus, Electrapis prolata, Electrapis micheneri, Electrapis electrapoides (138912) Protobombus pristinus, Eckfeldapis electrapoides (135643) Protobombus sp. (175333)
Uintan46.2 - 39.7USA (Utah) Euglossopteryx biesmeijeri (163577)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Russian Federation Electrapis sp., Protobombus hirsutus (123419)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Lithuania Electrapis krishnorum (123767)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Poland Electrapis krishnorum (120813)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Russian Federation (Kaliningrad) Chalcobombus martialis, Electrapis tornquisti, Protobombus indecisus, Protobombus tristellus, Sophrobombus fatalis, Chalcobombus hirsutus, Chalcobombus humilis, Apis meliponoides (123927) Electrapis apoides (151913) Electrapis krishnorum (123766) Electrapis krishnorum, Electrapis martialis (123764) Electrapis sp. (123770) Electrapis sp., Protobombus fatalis, Electrapis meliponoides (123771) Electrapis tornquisti (123420) Protobombus basilaris, Electrapis tornquisti, Protobombus tristellus (123757) Protobombus hirsutus (123773) Protobombus hirsutus, Thaumastobombus andreniformis, Electrapis martialis, Electrapis meliponoides, Protobombus indecisus (123493) Protobombus indecisus (123936) Protobombus sp., Protobombus hirsutus (123928) Protobombus sp., Protobombus indecisus (110735) Thaumastobombus andreniformis (123730)