Family Liopteridae Ashmead 1895 (wasp)

Insecta - Hymenoptera - Liopteridae

Alternative spelling: Liopterinae

Full reference: W. H. Ashmead. 1895. Notes on the genus Liopteron Perty. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 3:174-178

Parent taxon: Cynipoidea according to M. J. Sharkey 2007

See also Ashmead 1895 and Liu and Engel 2007

Sister taxa: Archaeocynipidae, Cynipidae, Diplolepididae, Figitidae, Gerocynipidae, Ibaliidae, Protimaspidae, Stolamissidae

Subtaxa: Goeraniinae Proliopterinae Protoibalia

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Ecology:

Distribution:

• Eocene of United States (1: Colorado collection)

• Cretaceous of Canada (2: Alberta)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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