Calyptapis
Calyptapis florissantensis is an extinct bumblebee. It is known only from the Chadronian (Eocene) lacustrine – large shale of Florissant in the United States. It was described by Theodore Dru Alison Cockerell in 1906.[1][2]
| Calyptapis florissantensis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Apidae |
| Genus: | †Calyptapis |
| Species: | †C. florissantensis |
| Binomial name | |
| †Calyptapis florissantensis Cockerell, 1906 | |
References
- "Bombus florissantensis Cockerell 1906 (bumble bee)". FossilWorks. Retrieved 20 February 2015.
- Cockerell, T. D. A (1906). "Fossil Hymenoptera from Florissant, Colorado". Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology. 50 (2): 33–58.
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