Bombus randeckensis

Bombus randeckensis Temporal range: Mid - Late Miocene 18–16  Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
B. randeckensis holotype wing
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Apidae
Genus:	Bombus
Subgenus:	Cullumanobombus
Species:	†B. randeckensis
Binomial name
†Bombus randeckensis Wappler & Engel, 2012

Bombus randeckensis is an extinct bumblebee from the Miocene rocks of the Randeck Maar in southwestern Germany. It was discovered in 2012, and initially placed in the subgenus Bombus, ^[1] however, review of the Bombini fossil record by Dehon et al in 2019 concluded B. randeckensis should be placed in Bombus subgenus Cullumanobombus. ^[2]

References

1. 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)". Systematic Entomology. 37 (4): 784–792. Bibcode:2012SysEn..37..784W. doi:10.1111/j.1365-3113.2012.00642.x. S2CID   84979697.
2. Dehon, M.; Engel, M.; Gérard, M.; Aytekin, A.; Ghisbain, G.; Williams, P.; Rasmont, P.; Michez, D. (2019). "Morphometric analysis of fossil bumble bees (Hymenoptera, Apidae, Bombini) reveals their taxonomic affinities". ZooKeys (891): 71–118. Bibcode:2019ZooK..891...71D. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.891.36027 . hdl: 1808/30495 . PMC   6882928 .