Insecta - Hymenoptera - Braconidae

Full reference: A. P. Rasnitsyn and E. A. Jarzembowski. 1998. Taxonomic names, in Wasps (Insecta: Vespida = Hymenoptera) from the Purbeck and Wealden (Lower Cretaceous) of southern England and their biostratigraphical and palaeoenvironmental significance. Cretaceous Research 19:329-391

Parent taxon: Eoichneumonidae according to A. P. Rasnitsyn and E. A. Jarzembowski 1998

Sister taxa: Agathidinae, Aivalykus, Alysia, Alysiinae, Aphidiinae, Apozyginae, Austrohelcon, Betylobraconinae, Brachistinae, Braconinae, Cardiochilinae, Charmontinae, Cheloninae, Coeloreuteus, Digastrotheca, Diospilitinae, Doryctinae, Electrohelcon, Eobracon, Eobraconus, Euphorinae, Exothecinae, Fushunobracon, Helconinae, Homolobinae, Hormiopterus, Ichneutinae, Iphiaulax, Masoninae, Megalyrhyssalinae, Microgasterinae, Microgastrinae, Microtypinae, Miracinae, Opiinae, Opius, Orgilinae, Paleolebus, Phanomeris, Protobraconinae, Protorhyssalinae, Pyramidibracon, Rhaconotus, Rhyssalinae, Rogadinae, Semirhytus, Seneciobraconinae, Sigalphinae, Sigalphus, Sinobracon, Snellenius, Stephanorhyssalus, Vertibracon, Xenarcha, Xuaulacites, Cretobraconus, Archobraconus, Baissobracon, Eoichneumon

Subtaxa: Purichneumon britannicus

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Type: Purichneumon britannicus

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Distribution: found only at Durlston Bay, Bed DB175, Swanage (BMB collection) (Cretaceous of the United Kingdom)

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