The first fossil representative of the wasp genus Dolichurus, with a review of fossil ampulicidae (Hymenoptera: Apoidea)

Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society

Volumn 77, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 332-342

  Ohl, Michael ^a  

^a HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Apoidea; Baltic amber; Dolichurus; Eocene; Fossils; Hymenoptera; Wasps

Indexed keywords

EOCENE; FOSSIL; NEW SPECIES; TAXONOMY; WASP;

AMPULICIDAE; APOIDEA; DOLICHURUS; HYMENOPTERA; VESPIDAE;

EID: 11344254338     PISSN: 00228567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2317/E12.1     Document Type: Article

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