The first fossil Euglossa and phylogeny of orchid bees (Hymenoptera, Apidae, Euglossini)

Related Titles

Series: American Museum novitates, no. 3272

By

Engel, Michael S.

Type

Book

Material

Published material

Publication info

New York, NY, American Museum of Natural History, c1999

Notes

Title from caption.

"August 10, 1999."

"The first fossil Euglossa (tribe Euglossini) is described and figured from Miocene Dominican amber as Euglossa moronei new species. The species is differentiated from extant euglossines, and its apparent lack of close affinity to any extant subgenus or species group is discussed. The existing data pertinent to the internal phylogeny of Euglossini are reconsidered and a new hypothesis of relationships among the genera is proposed. The distribution of the euglossines, particularly in the West Indies, and their associations with orchids is briefly considered"--P. [1].

Subjects

Amber fossils , Bees, Fossil , Classification , Dominican Republic , Euglossa moronei , Euglossini , Geographical distribution , Insects , Insects, Fossil , Miocene , Orchids , Paleontology , Pollination by insects , West Indies

Call Number

QL1 .A436 no.3272, 1999

Language

English

Identifiers

OCLC: 42241329