Insecta - Hymenoptera - Ephialtitidae
Full reference: M. L. Wang, L. F. Li, and C. K. Shih. 2015. New fossil wasps (Hymenoptera, Apocrita) from the Middle Jurassic of China. Insect Systematics & Evolution 46:471-484
Belongs to Symphytopterus according to M. L. Wang et al. 2015
Sister taxa: Symphytopterus ater, Symphytopterus clavicornis, Symphytopterus dubius, Symphytopterus geniculatus, Symphytopterus liasinus, Symphytopterus macrophthalmus, Symphytopterus minutus, Symphytopterus nigricornis, Symphytopterus nigridorsatus, Symphytopterus nigripes, Symphytopterus obliquus, Symphytopterus oculatus, Symphytopterus pallicornis, Symphytopterus pallipes, Symphytopterus robustus
Type specimen: CNU-HYM-NN-2012036, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Daohugou (CNU 2012 collection), which is in a Callovian/Oxfordian lacustrine - large shale in the Daohugou Formation of China.
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Daohugou (CNU 2012 collection)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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