Afrapia Rasnitsyn and Brothers 2009 (wasp)

Insecta - Hymenoptera - Maimetshidae

Synonym: Afromaimetsha Rasnitsyn and Brothers 2009

Full reference: A. P. Rasnitsyn and D. 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

Parent taxon: Maimetshinae according to L. Li et al. 2025

See also Engel 2016 and Rasnitsyn and Brothers 2009

Sister taxa: Ahiromaimetshini, Crucimaimetsha, Guyotemaimetsha, Maimetshasia, Maimetshini, Turgonalus

Subtaxa: Afrapia globularis Afrapia nihtmara Afrapia robusta Afrapia variicornis

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Type: Afrapia globularis

Ecology:

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of Botswana (1 collection), Spain (1)

Total: 2 collections including 4 occurrences

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