Bombus (Mendacibombus) beskonakensis, formerly Oligoapis beskonakensis, is an extinct bumblebee from the Oligocene rocks of Beş Konak, Turkey.[2]

Bombus beskonakensis
Temporal range: Aquitanian
Holotype specimen
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Apidae
Genus: Bombus
Subgenus: Mendacibombus
Species:
B. beskonakensis
Binomial name
Bombus beskonakensis
(Nel & Petrulevicius, 2003)
Synonyms[1]
  • Oligoapis beskonakensis Nel & Petrulevicius, 2003

References

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  1. ^ "Bombus (Mendacibombus) beskonakensis". Paleobiology Database. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
  2. ^ Wappler, Torsten; De Meulemeester, Thibaut; Aytekin, A. Murat; Michez, Denis; Engel, Michael S. (2012). "Geometric morphometric analysis of a new Miocene bumble bee from the Randeck Maar of southwestern Germany (Hymenoptera: Apidae)" (PDF). Systematic Entomology. 37 (4): 784–792. Bibcode:2012SysEn..37..784W. doi:10.1111/j.1365-3113.2012.00642.x. S2CID 84979697.[permanent dead link]