Dolichurus heevansi, new species, is described from Baltic amber (Middle Eocene). It is the first fossil representative of a modern day genus in Ampulicidae. Putative relationships of D. heevansi with recent Dolichurus and fossil Ampulicidae are discussed. The taxonomic status of all known fossil Ampulicidae is evaluated.
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1 October 2004
The First Fossil Representative of the Wasp Genus Dolichurus, with a Review of Fossil Ampulicidae (Hymenoptera: Apoidea)
Michael Ohl
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Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society
Vol. 77 • No. 4
October 2004
Vol. 77 • No. 4
October 2004
Apoidea
Baltic amber
Dolichurus
Eocene
fossils
Hymenoptera
wasps