The paper overviews the fossil record of insects with long mouthparts and rostra adapted to
feeding on floral nectar and pollination drops of extinct gymnosperms. The presence of …

Among the many inclusions from the exceptionally rich fossiliferous amber of Zhangpu,
China (Middle Miocene: Langhian), stingless bees (Apinae: Meliponini) are particularly …

Bumble bees (Bombus spp.) are a widespread corbiculate lineage (Apinae: Corbiculata:
Bombini), mostly found among temperate and alpine ecosystems. Approximately 260 …

Bees (Anthophila) are one of the major groups of angiosperm-pollinating insects and
accordingly are widely studied in both basic and applied research, for which it is essential to …

The now inaccessible amber deposits of the Fushun coalfield (Guchengzi Formation;
Ypresian) represent the only diverse record of Paleogene arthropods from northeastern …

The first fossil halictine bees (Halictidae: Halictinae) are described from the Upper Miocene
(Messinian) diatomites of the Konservat-Lagerstätte of Sainte-Reine, near Murat, France …

A new species of fossil bumble bee (Apinae: Bombini) is described and figured from Early
Miocene (Burdigalian) deposits of the Most Basin at the Bílina Mine, Czech Republic …

While fossils of honey bees (Apini: Apis Linnaeus) are comparatively abundant in European
Oligocene and Miocene deposits, the available material from Asia is scant and represented …

The first fossil orchid bee from Early Miocene Mexican amber is described and figured.
Eulaema (Apeulaema) zigrasi Engel, new species, represents the first non-meliponine bee …

Abstract The tribe Melikertini (Apinae: Corbiculata) is an extinct group of highly eusocial
bees presently known only from early to late Eocene deposits of Eurasia. Among melikertine …