†Lithoserix antiquus Saussure 1852 (ichneumon wasp)
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Insecta - Hymenoptera - Ichneumonidae
Alternative combination: Pimpla antiqua
Full reference: H. Saussure. 1852. Note sur un nouvel insecte hyménoptère fossile. Revue et Magasin de Zoologie, Deuxième Série 4:579-581
Belongs to Lithoserix according to T. Spasojevic et al. 2022
See also Saussure 1852 and Theobald 1937
Sister taxa: Lithoserix oublierus, Lithoserix williamsi
Type specimen: MNHN.F.B24391, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Aix-en-Provence (MNHN Paris Coll), which is in a Chattian lacustrine - large limestone in the Niveau du gypse d'Aix Formation of France.
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Aix-en-Provence (MNHN Paris Coll)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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