†Karataus pedalis Rasnitsyn 1977 (wasp)
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Insecta - Hymenoptera - Ephialtitidae
Full reference: A. P. Rasnitsyn. 1977. New Hymenoptera from the Jurassic and Cretaceous of Asia. Paleontological Journal 11(3):349-357
Belongs to Karataus according to A. P. Rasnitsyn 1977
Sister taxa: Karataus daohugouensis, Karataus exilis, Karataus hispanicus, Karataus orientalis, Karataus ryonsangensis, Karataus strenuus, Karataus vigoratus
Type specimen: PIN 2997/5003, an exoskeleton (complete insect). Its type locality is Karatau-Mikhailovka (PIN collection 2997), which is in a Callovian/Oxfordian lacustrine - large siltstone in the Karabastau Formation of Kazakhstan.
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Karatau-Mikhailovka (PIN collection 2997)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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