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A new record of Thaumastobombus andreniformis Engel 2001 in Eocene amber (Hymenoptera: Apidae) |
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| Authors: | Sébastien Patiny Michael S. Engel Piet Vanmarsenille |
| Affiliation: | 1. Passage des Déportés 2, Gembloux , B-5030 , Belgium;2. Division of Entomology, Department of Ecology &3. Evolutionary Biology , Natural History Museum, University of Kansas , 1345 Jayhawk Boulevard, Dyche Hall, Lawrence , Kansas , 66045-7163 , USA;4. Baanhuisstraat 18, B-3290 Diest , Belgium |
| Abstract: | A new specimen of the rare fossil bee Thaumastobombus andreniformis Engel 2001 (Apidae: Apinae: Electrapini) is reported and figured from middle Eocene (Lutetian) Baltic amber. The new specimen, a female of the worker caste, agrees in every respect with the holotype except some morphometric differences. These minor size differences are likely related to the degree of sociality of T andreniformis. |
| Keywords: | Eocene Lutetian Thaumastobombus Electrapini Anthophila Apoidea |