Maimetshidae

Maimetshidae is an extinct family of wasps, known from the Cretaceous period.[1][2] While originally considered relatives of Megalyridae, they are now considered to probably be close relatives of Trigonalidae.[2]

Maimetshidae
Temporal range: Cretaceous
Male of Guyotemaimetsha enigmatica
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Hymenoptera
Suborder:
Apocrita
Superfamily:
Trigonalyoidea
Family:
†Maimetshidae

Rasnitsyn, 1975

Subdivisions
Iberomaimetsha fossil
  • Subfamily †Maimetshinae Rasnitsyn 1975
    • Tribe †Ahiromaimetshini Engel 2016
    • Tribe †Maimetshini Rasnitsyn 1975
      • †Afrapia Rasnitsyn and Brothers 2009 Orapa, Botswana, Late Cretaceous (Turonian)
      • †Afromaimetsha Rasnitsyn and Brothers 2009 Orapa, Botswana, Late Cretaceous (Turonian)
      • †Ahstemiam McKellar and Engel 2011 Canadian amber, Late Cretaceous (Campanian)
      • †Andyrossia Rasnitsyn and Jarzembowski 2000 Weald Clay, United Kingdom, Early Cretaceous (Barremian)
      • †Burmaimetsha Perrichot 2013 Burmese amber, Myanmar, Cretaceous (Albian-Cenomanian)
      • †Cretogonalys Rasnitsyn 1977 Taimyr amber, Russia, Late Creaceous (Cenomanian)
      • †Guyotemaimetsha Perrichot et al. 2004 French amber (incl. Charentese amber), Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian)
      • †Iberomaimetsha Ortega-Blanco et al. 2011 Spanish amber, Escucha Formation, Spain, Early Cretaceous (Albian) Taimyr amber, Russia, Late Creaceous (Santonian)
      • †Maimetsha Rasnitsyn 1975 Taimyr amber, Russia, Late Creaceous (Santonian)
      • †Maimetshasia Perrichot 2013 Burmese amber, Myanmar, Cretaceous (Albian-Cenomanian)
      • †Maimetshorapia Rasnitsyn and Brothers 2009 Orapa, Botswana, Late Cretaceous (Turonian)
  • Subfamily †Zorophratrinae Engel 2016
    • †Zorophratra Engel 2016 Lebanese amber, Early Cretaceous (Barremian)

References
  1. Alexandr P. Rasnitsyn & Denis J. Brothers (2009). "New genera and species of Maimetshidae (Hymenoptera: Stephanoidea s.l.) from the Turonian of Botswana, with comments on the status of the family". African Invertebrates. 50 (1): 191–204. doi:10.5733/afin.050.0108.
  2. M. S. Engel. 2016. A new genus and species of maimetshid wasps in Lebanese Early Cretaceous amber (Hymenoptera: Maimetshidae). Novitates Paleoentomologicae 18:1-14


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