Bombus randeckensis

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]

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
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Apidae
Genus:	Bombus
Subgenus:	Cullumanobombus
Species:	†B. randeckensis
Binomial name
†Bombus randeckensis Wappler & Engel, 2012