Tagsmiphron muesebecki Engel and Grimaldi 2009 (wasp)

Insecta - Hymenoptera - Stigmaphronidae

Full reference: M. S. Engel and D. A. Grimaldi. 2009. Diversity and phylogeny of the Mesozoic wasp family Stigmaphronidae (Hymenoptera: Ceraphronoidea). Denisia 26:53-68

Belongs to Tagsmiphron according to M. S. Engel and D. A. Grimaldi 2009

Sister taxa: Tagsmiphron ascalaphus, Tagsmiphron canadense, Tagsmiphron exitorum, Tagsmiphron gigas, Tagsmiphron leucki, Tagsmiphron olentzero, Tagsmiphron spiculum

Type specimen: AMNH NJ-697, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is White Oaks Pit (Old Crossman's Clay Pits), which is in a Turonian delta plain amber/lignite in the Raritan Formation of New Jersey.

Ecology:

Distribution: found only at White Oaks Pit (Old Crossman's Clay Pits)

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