†Athalia vetuecclesiae Wappler et al. 2005 (wood wasp)
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Insecta - Hymenoptera - Athaliidae
Full reference: T. Wappler, S. Hinsken, J. J. Brocks, A. Wetzel, and C. A. Meyer. 2005. A fossil sawfly of the genus Athalia (Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae) from the Eocene-Oligocene boundary of Altkirch, France. Comptes Rendus Palevol 4:7-16
Belongs to Athalia according to A. Taeger et al. 2010
See also Wappler et al. 2005
Sister taxon: Athalia wheeleri
Type specimen: NHMB Alt:Hy-02, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Rebberg quarry, Altkirch, which is in a Rupelian lacustrine - large marl in the Salt Formation of France.
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Rebberg quarry, Altkirch
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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