†Plumalexius rasnitsyni Brothers 2011 (wasp)
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Insecta - Hymenoptera - Plumalexiidae
Full reference: D. J. Brothers. 2011. A new Late Cretaceous family of Hymenoptera, and phylogeny of the Plumariidae and Chrysidoidea (Aculeata). ZooKeys 130:515-542
Belongs to Plumalexius according to D. J. Brothers 2011
Sister taxon: Plumalexius ohmkuhnlei
Type specimen: AMNH NJ-695, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is New Jersey amber, 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 New Jersey amber, White Oaks Pit (Old Crossman's Clay Pits)
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