Insecta - Hymenoptera

Full reference: G. Poinar. 2012. Descriptions, in Predatory behaviour of the social orb-weaver spider, Geratonephila burmanica n. gen., n. sp. (Araneae: Nephilidae) with its wasp prey, Cascoscelio incassus n. gen., n. sp. (Hymenoptera: Platygastridae) in Early Cretaceous Burmese amber. Historical Biology 24:519-524

Parent taxon: Scelioninae according to G. Poinar 2012

Sister taxa: Acutibaeus, Alavascelio, Amissascelio, Aneurobaeus, Aradophagus, Archaeogryon, Baeini, Baryconini, Baryconus, Bruescelio, Calliscelio, Calliscelionini, Calotelea, Chromoteleia, Duta, Electroteleiopsis, Embidobia, Embidobiini, Embioctonus, Eocalliscelio, Eopteromalites, Galloscelio, Gryon, Gryonini, Jordanoscelio, Juxtascelio, Leptogasterites, Leptoteleia, Macroteleia, Mirotelenomus, Moravoscelio, Opisthacantha, Palaeogryon, Paridris, Perimoscelio, Platygasterites, Probaryconus, Proplatyscelio, Proteroscelio, Pseudidris, Pseudobaeus, Pseudotelea, Psilanteridini, Psilanteris, Scelionini, Scelionites, Sembilanocera, Sinilongicapito, Sinoprotelenomus, Spiniteleia, Teleasinae, Telenominae, Tithonoscelio, Trachelopteron, Triteleia, Uroteleia

Subtaxa: Cascoscelio incassus

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Type: Cascoscelio incassus

Ecology:

Distribution: found only at Burmese amber (Ron Buckley amber collection) (Cretaceous of Myanmar)

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