†Empria sammuti Nel et al. 2022 (wood wasp)
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Insecta - Hymenoptera - Tenthredinidae
Full reference: A. Nel, R. M. Sammut, M. C. Wei, G. Y. Niu, and C. Jouault. 2022. The first fossil representatives of the sawfly genera Emphytus and Empria from the upper Miocene of France (Hymenoptera, Tenthredinidae). Insects 13(218)
Belongs to Empria according to A. Nel et al. 2022
Sister taxa: Empria oligocaenica, Leucempria oligocaenica
Type specimen: IGR-PAL-2860, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Sainte-Reine, Foufouilloux outcrop (IGR collection), which is in a Messinian crater lake marl in France.
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Sainte-Reine, Foufouilloux outcrop (IGR collection)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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