†Pimpla antiquus Saussure 1852 (ichneumon wasp)
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Insecta - Hymenoptera - Ichneumonidae
Synonym: Ichneumon sublongaevus Meunier 1914
Full reference: H. Saussure. 1852. Note sur un nouvel insecte hyménoptère fossile. Revue et Magasin de Zoologie, Deuxième Série 4:579-581
Belongs to Pimpla according to N. Theobald 1937
See also Meunier 1914
Sister taxa: Pimpla amplifemura, Pimpla anomalensis, Pimpla appendigera, Pimpla aquensis, Pimpla bibosa, Pimpla cyclostigmata, Pimpla decessa, Pimpla eocenica, Pimpla impuncta, Pimpla morleyi, Pimpla renevieri, Pimpla saussurei, Pimpla saxea, Pimpla senecta, Pimpla seyrigi, Pimpla succini
Type specimens:
- Pimpla antiquus: MNHN.F.B24391, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Aix-en-Provence (MNHN Paris Coll), which is in a Chattian lacustrine - large limestone in the Niveau du gypse d'Aix Formation of France.
- Ichneumon sublongaevus: Mus. Marseille 5948, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Aix-en-Provence (Museum Marseille Coll), which is in a Chattian lacustrine - large limestone in the Niveau du gypse d'Aix Formation of France.
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Aix-en-Provence (Museum Marseille Coll)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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