Bombus randeckensis
Bombus randeckensis is an extinct bumblebee from the Miocene rocks of the Randeck Maar in southwestern Germany. It was discovered in 2012, and confidently placed in the subgenus Bombus.[1]
| Bombus randeckensis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Apidae |
| Genus: | Bombus |
| Subgenus: | Bombus |
| Species: | †B. randeckensis |
| Binomial name | |
| †Bombus randeckensis Wappler & Engel, 2012 | |
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.
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