Epyris Westwood 1832 (flat wasp)

Insecta - Hymenoptera - Bethylidae

Synonyms: Isobrachium Forster 1856, Rhabdepyris Kieffer 1904

Full reference: J. O. Westwood. 1832. Descriptions of several new British forms amongst the parasitic hymenopterous insects. The London and Edinburgh Philosophical Magazine and Journal of Science 1:127-129

Parent taxon: Epyrinae according to M. Brazidec et al. 2023

See also Ashmead 1893, Azevedo et al. 2018, Azevedo and Azar 2012, Carpenter 1992, Colombo and Azevedo 2021, Colombo et al. 2022, Kieffer 1905, Sorg 1988, Statz 1938 and Westwood 1874

Sister taxa: Anisepyris, Bakeriella, Calyoza, Chlorepyris, Dolus, Gloxinius, Holepyris, Laelius, Rysepyris

Subtaxa: Epyris deletus Epyris kiefferi Epyris moulyi Epyris rectinervis Epyris tenellus

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Ecology:

Distribution:

• Oligocene of Germany (1 collection)

• Eocene of France (1), the Russian Federation (1), the United Kingdom (1), United States (1: Colorado)

Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence

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