Menopsila Bennett et al. 2014 (aphid wasp)

Insecta - Hymenoptera - Pemphredonidae

Full reference: D. J. Bennett, V. Perrichot, and M. S. Engel. 2014. A new genus and species of pemphredonine wasp in Late Cretaceous Vendean amber (Hymenoptera: Crabronidae). Paleontological Contributions 10:41-45

Parent taxon: Spilomenina according to W. J. Pulawski 2014

See also Bennett et al. 2014

Sister taxa: Cretospilomena, Florimena, Lisponema, Plisomena, Psolimena

Subtaxa: Menopsila dupeae

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Type: Menopsila dupeae

Ecology:

Distribution: found only at La Robinière (La Garnache 1), Vendée amber (Cretaceous of France)

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