A new fossil orchid bee in Colombian copal (Hymenoptera, Apidae)

Title Variants

Alternative: Euglossa in copal

Related Titles

Series: American Museum novitates, no. 3589

By

Hinojosa-Diaz, Ismael

Engel, Michael S.

Type

Book

Material

Published material

Publication info

New York, NY American Museum of Natural History c2007

Notes

Title from caption.

"September 6, 2007."

Abstract also in Spanish.

A new fossil orchid bee, Euglossa (Euglossa) cotylisca Hinojosa-Díaz and Engel, new species (Anthophila: Apidae: Apinae: Euglossini), is described and figured from a male preserved in Quaternary copal from Santander, Colombia. The bee is the third fossil orchid bee and the first fossil bee formally described from South America. Remarks are made on the distinguishing features of the species as well as its affinity to modern species. Given the young age of the fossil and the fact that this species is not known among the modern fauna, it must be presumed that this species has become relatively recently extinct.

Subjects

Bees, Fossil , Colombia , copal , Euglossa (Euglossa) cotylisca , Insects, Fossil , Paleontology , Quaternary , Santander (Dept.)

Call Number

QL1 .A436 no.3589 2007

Language

English

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1206/0003-0082(2007)3589[1:ANFOBI]2.0.CO;2
OCLC: 171221808