Urocerus Geoffroy 1762 (horntail)

Insecta - Hymenoptera - Siricidae

Synonym: Eosirex Piton 1940

Full reference: E. L. Geoffroy. 1762. Histoire Abregée des Insectes qui se Trouvent aux Environs de Paris, Tome Second 1-690

Parent taxon: Siricinae according to S. Wedmann et al. 2014

See also Brues 1926, Carpenter 1992, Fidalgo and Smith 1987, Geoffroy 1762, Latreille 1796, Latreille 1802, Nel 1988, Piton 1940, Schaeffer 1766 and Taeger et al. 2010

Sister taxa: Eourocerus, Eoxeris, Proximoxeris, Sirex, Urocerites, Xeris, Xoanon, Ypresiosirex

Subtaxa: Urocerus dorbnikensis Urocerus gigas Urocerus ligniticus Urocerus patagonicus

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Ecology:

Distribution:

• Eocene of Argentina (1 collection), the Russian Federation (1)

• Paleocene of France (3)

Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence

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