Family Cynipidae Latreille 1802 (wasp)
Insecta - Hymenoptera - Cynipidae
Full reference: P. A. Latreille. 1802. Histoire Naturelle, Générale et Particulière des Crustacés et des Insectes. 3:1-467
Parent taxon: Cynipoidea according to J. Hearn et al. 2024
Sister taxa: Archaeocynipidae, Diplolepididae, Figitidae, Gerocynipidae, Ibaliidae, Liopteridae, Protimaspidae, Stolamissidae
Subtaxa: none
Type: Cynips
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Oligocene of Germany (1 collection)
• Eocene of the Russian Federation (3), the United Kingdom (2), United States (1: Colorado)
• Cretaceous of Canada (1: Manitoba)
Total: 8 collections including 11 occurrences