†Protoscolia imperialis Zhang et al. 2002 (wasp)
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Insecta - Hymenoptera - Scoliidae
Full reference: H. C. Zhang, A. P. Rasnitsyn, and J. F. Zhang. 2002. The oldest known scoliid wasps (Insecta, Hymenoptera, Scoliidae) from the Jehol biota of western Liaoning, China. Cretaceous Research 23:77-86
Belongs to Protoscolia according to H. C. Zhang et al. 2002
Sister taxa: Protoscolia normalis, Protoscolia sinensis
Type specimen: NIGP 133156, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Huangbanjigou, Shangyuan Town, NIGP collection, which is in a Barremian lacustrine - large mudstone in the Yixian Formation of China.
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Huangbanjigou, Shangyuan Town, NIGP collection
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