Eopelecinus exquisitus Zhang and Rasnitsyn 2004 (wasp)

Insecta - Hymenoptera - Pelecinidae

Full reference: H. Zhang and A. P. Rasnitsyn. 2004. Pelecinid wasps (Insecta, Hymenoptera, Proctotrupoidea) from the Cretaceous of Russia and Mongolia. Cretaceous Research 25:807-825

Belongs to Eopelecinus according to H. Zhang and A. P. Rasnitsyn 2004

Sister taxa: Eopelecinus eucallus, Eopelecinus fragilis, Eopelecinus giganteus, Eopelecinus hodoiporus, Eopelecinus huangi, Eopelecinus inopinatus, Eopelecinus laiyangicus, Eopelecinus leptaleus, Eopelecinus marechali, Eopelecinus mecometasomatus, Eopelecinus mesomicrus, Eopelecinus minutus, Eopelecinus pusillus, Eopelecinus rudis, Eopelecinus scorpioideus, Eopelecinus shangyuanensis, Eopelecinus similaris, Eopelecinus strangulatus, Eopelecinus tumidus, Eopelecinus vicinus, Eopelecinus yuanjiawaensis

Type specimen: PIN 4210/1171, an exoskeleton (female nearly complete, missing hindwings). Its type locality is Baissa (PIN collection 4210, unknown layer), 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 4210, unknown layer)

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