Euglossopteryx biesmeijeri

†E. biesmeijeri

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Apoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Cladus: Pancrustacea Cladus: Allotriocarida Subphylum: Hexapoda Classis: Insecta Cladus: Dicondylia Subclassis: Pterygota Infraclassis: Neoptera Cladus: Eumetabola Cladus: Holometabola Superordo: Hymenopterida Ordo: Hymenoptera Subordo: Apocrita Superfamilia: Apoidea

Familia: Apidae
Subfamilia: Apinae
Tribus: incertae sedis
Genus: †Euglossopteryx

Species: †E. biesmeijeri

Name

• Euglossopteryx biesmeijeri Dehon & Engel, 2014

Etymology

• Patronym = Jacobus Biesmeijer

Type material

• Holotype: Division of Entomology (Paleoentomology), University of Kansas Natural History Museum, Lawrence, Kansas, U.S.A; Female

Type locality

• Middle Eocene, oil shale deposit, Parachute Creek Member, Green River Formation, Uinta Basin, Utah, U.S.A.

References

• Dehon, M.; Michez, D.; Nel, A.; Engel, M. S.; De Meulemeester, T. 2014. Wing Shape of Four New Bee Fossils (Hymenoptera: Anthophila) Provides Insights to Bee Evolution. PLOS One, 9(10): 1–16. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0108865.