The oldest fossil of a melittid bee (Hymenoptera: Apiformes) from the early Eocene of Oise (France)

Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society

Volumn 150, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 701-709

  Michez, Denis ^a   Nel, Andre ^b   Menier, Jean Jacques ^b   Rasmont, Pierre ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONS   (Belgium)

^b MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

Author keywords

Amber; Evolution; Insect; Oil collecting bee; Phylogeny; Pollination; Systematic

Indexed keywords

APIDAE; APOIDEA; HEXAPODA; HYMENOPTERA; MACROPIS; MEGACHILIDAE; MELITTIDAE;

EID: 34547691643     PISSN: 00244082     EISSN: 10963642     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1096-3642.2007.00307.x     Document Type: Article

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