Direct and indirect fossil records of megachilid bees from the Paleogene of Central Europe (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae)
Direct and indirect fossil records of megachilid bees from the Paleogene of Central Europe (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae)
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中欧古近纪巨叶蜂的直接和间接化石记录(膜翅目:巨叶蜂科)
DOI:
10.1007/s00114-009-0525-x
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发表时间:
2009
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通讯作者:
Wappler
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作者:
Wedmann;Wappler
Aside from pollen and nectar, bees of the subfamily Megachilinae are closely associated with plants as a source of materials for nest construction. Megachilines use resins, masticated leaves, trichomes and other plant materials sometimes along with mud to construct nests in cavities or in soil. Among these, the leafcutter bees (Megachiles.l.) are the most famous for their behaviour to line their brood cells with discs cut from various plants. We report on fossil records of one body fossil of a new non-leafcutting megachiline and of 12 leafcuttings from three European sites—Eckfeld and Messel, both in Germany (Eocene), and Menat, France (Paleocene). The excisions include the currently earliest record of probableMegachileactivity and suggest the presence of such bees in the Paleocene European fauna. Comparison with extant leafcuttings permits the interpretation of a minimal number of species that produced these excisions. The wide range of size for the leafcuttings indirectly might suggest at least two species ofMegachilefor the fauna of Messel in addition to the other megachiline bee described here. The presence of several cuttings on most leaves from Eckfeld implies that the preferential foraging behaviour of extantMegachilearose early in megachiline evolution. These results demonstrate that combined investigation of body and trace fossils complement each other in understanding past biodiversity, the latter permitting the detection of taxa not otherwise directly sampled and inferences on behavioural evolution.
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作者:
Jong
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Jong
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作者:
M. Engel;E. Perkovsky
通讯作者:
E. Perkovsky
DOI:
10.1080/03115510308619108
发表时间:
2003
期刊:
Alcheringa: An Australasian Journal of Palaeontology
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作者:
A. Nel;J. Petrulevičius
通讯作者:
J. Petrulevičius
DOI:
10.21248/contrib.entomol.5.1-2.152-165
发表时间:
1955
期刊:
University of Kansas science bulletin
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作者:
R. Altevogt
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R. Altevogt
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作者:
Labandeira, Conrad C.
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Labandeira, Conrad C.