''Bombus randeckensis'' is an extinct

bumblebee A bumblebee (or bumble bee, bumble-bee, or humble-bee) is any of over 250 species in the genus ''Bombus'', part of Apidae, one of the bee families. This genus is the only Extant taxon, extant group in the tribe Bombini, though a few extinct r ...

from the

Miocene The Miocene ( ) is the first epoch (geology), geological epoch of the Neogene Period and extends from about (Ma). The Miocene was named by Scottish geologist Charles Lyell; the name comes from the Greek words (', "less") and (', "new") and mea ...

rocks of the Randeck Maar in southwestern Germany. It was discovered in 2012, and initially placed in the subgenus ''Bombus'', however, review of the

Bombini The Bombini are a tribe of large bristly apid bees which feed on pollen or nectar. Many species are social, forming nests of up to a few hundred individuals; other species, formerly classified as ''Psithyrus'' cuckoo bees, are brood parasites of ...

fossil record by Dehon ''et al'' in 2019 concluded ''B. randeckensis'' should be placed in ''Bombus'' subgenus ''Cullumanobombus''.

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† Miocene insects Fossils of Germany Fossil bee taxa Fossil taxa described in 2012 Insects described in 2012 Taxa named by Michael S. Engel {{paleo-insect-stub