Calyptapis
| Calyptapis florissantensis Temporal range: Eocene | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Apidae |
| Genus: | Calyptapis |
| Species: | C. florissantensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Calyptapis florissantensis Cockerell, 1906 | |
Calyptapis florissantensis is an extinct bumblebee. It is known only from the Chadronian (Eocene) lacustrine – large shale of Florissant in the USA. It was described by Cockerell in 1906.[1][2]
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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