Insecta - Hymenoptera - Ichneumonidae
Full reference: F. M. Brown. 1986. Lithoserix williamsi (Siricidae: Hymenoptera) a newly recognized fossil horntail from Florissant, Colorado. Insecta Mundi 1(3):119-120
Parent taxon: Pimplinae according to A. Viertler 2024
See also Brown 1986, Kasparyan and Rasnitsyn 1992, Nel 1991, Spasojevic et al. 2022 and Wahl 2014
Sister taxa: Crusopimpla, Ephialtini, Firkantus, Ichninsum, Itoplectis saxosa, Pimplini, Pimplites, Polysphinctini, Theroniini
Subtaxa: Lithoserix antiquus Lithoserix oublierus Lithoserix williamsi
Type: Lithoserix williamsi
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Oligocene of France (2 collections)
• Eocene of United States (1: Colorado)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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