The oldest Vespinae from the Paleocene of Menat (France) (Hymenoptera: Vespidae)

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 26 Oct 2006Publisher:Magnolia PressJournal:Zootaxa, volume 1,344 (issn: 1175-5326, eissn: 1175-5334,

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Authors: Nel, A.; Auvray, F.;

doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.1344.1.5 , 10.5281/zenodo.174484

The oldest Vespinae from the Paleocene of Menat (France) (Hymenoptera: Vespidae)

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Abstract

Paleovespa menatensis sp. nov. is the oldest Vespinae to be described from the Paleocene of Menat (France). This subfamily could have diversified relatively recently, during the Late Paleogene, which could be congruent with its apparent absence in the Mesozoic.

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National Museum of Natural History
France
French National Centre for Scientific Research
France

Keywords

Vespidae, Insecta, Arthropoda, Animalia, Biodiversity, Hymenoptera, [SDV.BID] Life Sciences [q-bio]/Biodiversity, Taxonomy

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