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Electrapis (Mesomelissa) krishnorum

Insecta - Hymenoptera - Apidae

Taxonomy
Electrapis krishnorum was named by Engel (2001). Its type specimen is II1926 (BMNH), an exoskeleton, and it is an inclusion in amber.

It was recombined as Electrapis (Mesomelissa) krishnorum by Engel (2021).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2001Electrapis krishnorum Engel pp. 94-96 figs. 65-67
2021Electrapis (Mesomelissa) krishnorum Engel p. 48

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
—Deuteropoda
—Mandibulata
—PancrustaceaZrzavý and Štys 1997
—AltocrustaceaRegier et al. 2010
superclassAllotriocarida
—Athalassocarida
—LabiocaridaSchwentner et al. 2017
superclassHexapodaLatreille 1825
—Cercofilata
classInsecta
—Dicondylia
—Paranotalia
subclassPterygota()
RankNameAuthor
—NeopterygotaCrampton 1924
infraclassNeopteraMartynov 1923
—Holometabola
—Hymenopterida
orderHymenoptera
—Unicalcarida
suborderApocritaGerstaecker 1867
—Aculeata()
superfamilyApoidea
—AnthophilaLatreille 1804
familyApidae()
subfamilyApinae()
—Apiti
—CorbiculataShuckard 1866
tribeElectrapiniEngel 1998
subtribeElectrapina
genusElectrapis
subgenusMesomelissa
specieskrishnorum()

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.

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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: Priabonian or 37.71000 to 33.90000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Russian Federation (Kaliningrad) Electrapis krishnorum (123764 123766)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Poland Electrapis krishnorum (120813)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Lithuania Electrapis krishnorum (123767)