Xyela (Xyela) menelaus Benson 1960 (sawfly)
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Insecta - Hymenoptera - Xyelidae
Alternative combination: Xyela menelaus
Full reference: R. B. Benson. 1960. Two new European species of Xyela Dalman (Hymenoptera: Xyelidae). Proceedings of the Royal Entomological Society of London. Series B, Taxonomy 29:110-112
Belongs to Xyela (Xyela) according to A. P. Rasnitsyn 1995
See also Benson 1960
Sister taxa: Xyela (Xyela) florissantensis, Xyela (Xyela) julii, Xyela (Xyela) latipennis, Xyela (Xyela) magna, Xyela (Xyela) micrura
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Rott (Statz Collection) (Oligocene of Germany)
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