Amplicella sessilis Townes 1973 (ichneumon wasp)

Insecta - Hymenoptera - Ichneumonidae

Alternative combination: Tanychora sessilis

Full reference: H. K. Townes. 1973. Two ichneumonids (Hymenoptera) from the Early Cretaceous. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 75:216-219

Belongs to Amplicella according to D. S. Kopylov 2010

See also Townes 1973

Sister taxa: Amplicella abbreviata, Amplicella bashkuyevi, Amplicella beipiaoensis, Amplicella exquisita, Amplicella exquisitissima, Amplicella flagellata, Amplicella mininae, Amplicella minor, Amplicella shcherbakovi, Amplicella spinata, Amplicella townesi

Type specimen: PIN 1989/2594, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Baissa (PIN collection 1989), which is in an Aptian lacustrine - large siltstone/marl in the Zaza Formation of the Russian Federation.

Ecology:

Distribution: found only at Baissa (PIN collection 1989)

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