Insecta - Hymenoptera - Ephialtitidae
Full reference: Q. Zhang, H. C. Zhang, A. P. Rasnitsyn, H. Wang, and M. Ding. 2014. New Ephialtitidae (Insecta: Hymenoptera) from the Jurassic Daohugou beds of Inner Mongolia, China. Palaeoworld 23:276-284
Belongs to Karataus according to Q. Zhang et al. 2014
Sister taxa: Karataus daohugouensis, Karataus exilis, Karataus hispanicus, Karataus orientalis, Karataus pedalis, Karataus ryonsangensis, Karataus vigoratus
Type specimen: IGP 161233, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Daohugou (NIGP collection), which is in a Callovian/Oxfordian lacustrine - large shale in the Daohugou Formation of China.
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Daohugou (NIGP collection)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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