Insecta - Hymenoptera - Serphitidae
Full reference: M. S. Engel and D. A. Grimaldi. 2011. Taxonomic names, in Serphitid wasps in Cretaceous amber from New Jersey (Hymenoptera: Serphitidae). Insect Systematics & Evolution 42:197-204
Belongs to Serphites according to M. S. Engel and D. A. Grimaldi 2011
Sister taxa: Serphites bruesi, Serphites dux, Serphites fannyae, Serphites gigas, Serphites hynemani, Serphites kuzminae, Serphites lamiak, Serphites navesinkae, Serphites paradoxus, Serphites pygmaeus, Serphites silban
Type specimen: AMNH NJ-528, 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)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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