Bombus randeckensis
Bombus randeckensis Temporal range: Mid - Late Miocene
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B. randeckensis holotype wing | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hymenoptera |
Family: | Apidae |
Genus: | Bombus |
Subgenus: | Cullumanobombus |
Species: | †B. randeckensis
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Binomial name | |
†Bombus randeckensis Wappler & Engel, 2012
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Bombus randeckensis is an extinct bumblebee from the Miocene rocks of the Randeck Maar in southwestern Germany. It was discovered in 2012, and initially placed in the subgenus Bombus,[1] however, review of the Bombini fossil record by Dehon et al in 2019 concluded B. randeckensis should be placed in Bombus subgenus Cullumanobombus.[2]
References[]
- ^ Wappler, Torsten; De Meulemeester, Thibaut; Aytekin, A. Murat; Michez, Denis; Engel, Michael S. (2012). "Geometric morphometric analysis of a new Miocene bumble bee from the Randeck Maar of southwestern Germany (Hymenoptera: Apidae)" (PDF). Systematic Entomology. 37: 784–792. doi:10.1111/j.1365-3113.2012.00642.x.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Dehon, M.; Engel, M.; Gérard, M.; Aytekin, A.; Ghisbain, G.; Williams, P.; Rasmont, P.; Michez, D. (2019). "Morphometric analysis of fossil bumble bees (Hymenoptera, Apidae, Bombini) reveals their taxonomic affinities". ZooKeys. 891: 71–118. doi:10.3897/zookeys.891.32056.
Categories:
- Bumblebees
- Miocene insects
- Fossil taxa described in 2012
- Insects described in 2012
- Fossils of Germany
- Fossil bee taxa
- Taxa named by Michael S. Engel
- Bumblebee stubs
- Prehistoric insect stubs