†Karatavites ningchengensis Shih et al. 2017 (wood wasp)
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Insecta - Hymenoptera - Karatavitidae
Full reference: M. J. H. Shih, L. F. Li, and D. Ren. 2017. Application of geometric morphometric analyses to confirm two new species of Karatavitidae (Hymenoptera: Karatavitoidea) from northeastern China. Alcheringa 41:499-508
Belongs to Karatavites according to M. J. H. Shih et al. 2017
Sister taxa: Karatavites angustus, Karatavites junfengi, Karatavites medius
Type specimen: CNU-HYM-NN-2016004, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Daohugou (CNU 2016 collection), which is in a Callovian/Oxfordian lacustrine - large shale in the Daohugou Formation of China.
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Daohugou (CNU 2016 collection)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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