†Paleoxyela Jouault et al. 2021 (sawfly)
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Insecta - Hymenoptera - Xyelidae
Full reference: C. Jouault, A. Aase, and A. Nel. 2021. Past ecosystems drive the evolution of the early diverged Symphyta (Hymenoptera: Xyelidae) since the earliest Eocene. Fossil Record 24:379-393
Parent taxon: Macroxyelini according to C. Jouault et al. 2021
Sister taxa: Anthoxyela, Brachyoxyela, Chionoxyela, Megaxyela
Subtaxa: Paleoxyela nearctica
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Florissant (University of Colorado Collection) (Eocene of Colorado)
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