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Megalyridae

Insecta - Hymenoptera - Megalyridae

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1889Megalyridae Schletterer p. 198
1922Dinapsini Waterston
1975Megalyridae Rasnitsyn p. 51
1992Megalyridae Carpenter
2007Megalyridae Sharkey
2009Dinapsini Perrichot p. 26
2024Megalyridae Brazidec et al. p. 156

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
—Deuteropoda
—Mandibulata
—PancrustaceaZrzavý and Štys 1997
—AltocrustaceaRegier et al. 2010
superclassAllotriocarida
—Athalassocarida
—LabiocaridaSchwentner et al. 2017
superclassHexapodaLatreille 1825
RankNameAuthor
—Cercofilata
classInsecta
—Dicondylia
—Paranotalia
subclassPterygota()
—NeopterygotaCrampton 1924
infraclassNeopteraMartynov 1923
—Holometabola
—Hymenopterida
orderHymenoptera
—Unicalcarida
suborderApocritaGerstaecker 1867
superfamilyMegalyroidea
familyMegalyridae
familyMegalyridae

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Fm. Megalyridae Schletterer 1889
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Subfm. †Cleistogastrinae Rasnitsyn 1975
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G. †Cleistogaster Rasnitsyn 1975
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†Cleistogaster buriatica Rasnitsyn 1975
†Cleistogaster caudata Rasnitsyn 1975
†Cleistogaster curtis Rasnitsyn 1975
†Cleistogaster dahurica Rasnitsyn 1975
†Cleistogaster gobialtaica Rasnitsyn 2008
†Cleistogaster obscura Rasnitsyn 1975
†Cleistogaster oculata Rasnitsyn 1975
†Cleistogaster seticornis Rasnitsyn 1975
G. †Leptocleistogaster Rasnitsyn 1975
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†Leptocleistogaster alboscuta Rasnitsyn 1975
†Leptocleistogaster oligomera Rasnitsyn 1975
†Leptocleistogaster pallida Rasnitsyn 1975
†Leptocleistogaster paurura Rasnitsyn 1975
†Leptocleistogaster picta Rasnitsyn 1975
†Leptocleistogaster turgensis Rasnitsyn 1990
G. †Mesaulacinus Martynov 1925
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†Mesaulacinus areolatus Rasnitsyn 1975
†Mesaulacinus mongolicus Rasnitsyn 2008
†Mesaulacinus niger Rasnitsyn 1975
†Mesaulacinus oviformis Martynov 1925
†Mesaulacinus sculpturatus Rasnitsyn 1975
†Mesaulacinus stenocerus Rasnitsyn 1975
†Mesaulacinus tenuis Rasnitsyn 1975
G. †Scolichneumon Ren 1995
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G. †Sinoryssus Hong 1983
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†Sinoryssus suni Hong 1983
G. †Stemmogaster Zhang 1985
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†Stemmogaster celata Zhang 1985
G. †Yanocleistogaster Ren 1995
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Invalid names: Sinoryssinae Hong 1983 [synonym]
Subfm. Megalyrinae Schletterer 1889
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Tr. †Kamyristiini Brazidec et al. 2024
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G. †Kamyristi Brazidec et al. 2024
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†Kamyristi exfrigore Brazidec et al. 2024
†Kamyristi yantardakhensis Brazidec et al. 2024
Tr. †Megallicini Brazidec et al. 2024
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G. †Megallica Perrichot 2009
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†Megallica parva Perrichot 2009
Tr. Megalyrini Schletterer 1889
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G. †Cretodinapsis Rasnitsyn 1977
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†Cretodinapsis caucasica Rasnitsyn 1977
G. Megalyra Westwood 1832
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†Megalyra baltica Poinar and Shaw 2007
G. †Prodinapsis Brues 1923
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†Prodinapsis bruesi Perrichot 2009
†Prodinapsis janzeni Perrichot 2009
†Prodinapsis minor Brues 1933
†Prodinapsis oesiensis Perrichot 2009
†Prodinapsis prolata Perrichot and Perkovsky 2009
†Prodinapsis pumilio Perrichot and Perkovsky 2009
†Prodinapsis succinalis Brues 1923
Invalid names: Rubes Perrichot 2009 [synonym], Ukrainosa Perrichot and Perkovsky 2009 [synonym]
Invalid names: Cretodinapsini Rasnitsyn 1977 [synonym]
Tr. †Valaaini Brazidec et al. 2024
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G. †Valaa Perrichot 2009
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†Valaa delclosi Perrichot 2009
Subfm. †Megazarinae Perrichot 2009
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Tr. †Megalavini Brazidec et al. 2024
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G. †Cretolyra Brazidec et al. 2024
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†Cretolyra noijebumensis Brazidec et al. 2024
†Cretolyra shawi Brazidec et al. 2024
G. †Genkyhag Brazidec et al. 2024
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†Genkyhag innebula Brazidec et al. 2024
G. †Megacoxa Brazidec et al. 2024
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†Megacoxa brazideci Vilhelmsen et al. 2025
†Megacoxa chandrahrasa Brazidec et al. 2024
†Megacoxa gungner Vilhelmsen et al. 2025
†Megacoxa janzeni Brazidec et al. 2024
†Megacoxa miscea Jouault 2025
†Megacoxa mjoelner Vilhelmsen et al. 2025
†Megacoxa synchrotron Brazidec et al. 2024
G. †Megalava Perrichot 2009
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†Megalava truncata Perrichot 2009
Tr. †Megazarini Perrichot 2009
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G. †Megazar Perrichot 2009
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†Megazar elegans Perrichot 2009
Invalid names: Dinapsini Waterston 1922 [invalid subgroup]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitinc
Environment: terrestrialc
Locomotion: actively mobilep
Created: 2017-04-17 09:56:18
Modified: 2017-04-17 09:56:18
Source: c = class, p = phylum
References: Bush and Bambach 2015, Kiessling 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Oxfordian to the top of the Priabonian or 161.50000 to 33.90000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 154.8 Ma

Collections (39 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Callovian - Oxfordian165.3 - 154.8China (Liaoning) Sinoryssus suni (154730)
Callovian - Oxfordian165.3 - 154.8Kazakhstan (Chimkent) Cleistogaster caudata, Cleistogaster seticornis, Cleistogaster curtis, Leptocleistogaster oligomera, Mesaulacinus tenuis, Mesaulacinus areolatus (105426) Cleistogaster obscura, Leptocleistogaster picta (106279) Cleistogaster oculata (105970) Leptocleistogaster alboscuta, Mesaulacinus stenocerus (106102) Leptocleistogaster pallida, Leptocleistogaster alboscuta, Mesaulacinus sculpturatus (113439) Leptocleistogaster paurura, Mesaulacinus niger (105971) Leptocleistogaster propodeata (106101) Mesaulacinus oviformis (115717)
Oxfordian161.5 - 154.8Russian Federation (Buryat) Cleistogaster buriatica (105017)
Tithonian149.2 - 143.1Russian Federation (Chita) Cleistogaster dahurica (114307)
Tithonian149.2 - 143.1Mongolia Cleistogaster gobialtaica, Mesaulacinus mongolicus (104748)
Late/Upper Barremian125.77 - 121.4China (Hebei) Yanocleistogaster canaliculata, Mesaulacinus rasnitsyni, Scolichneumon rectivenius (107001)
Early/Lower Aptian121.4 - 119.57Russian Federation (Chita) Leptocleistogaster turgensis (119499)
Aptian121.4 - 113.2China (Shandong) Stemmogaster celata (125196)
Early/Lower Albian113.2 - 110.1Spain Megalava truncata (109438)
Late/Upper Albian106.3 - 100.5France (Poitou-Charentes) Megallica parva (99114)
Late/Upper Albian106.3 - 100.5Spain (Álava) Megalava truncata, Valaa delclosi (108769)
Late/Upper Albian - Early/Lower Cenomanian106.3 - 93.9France (Charente-Maritime) Megazar elegans (107076)
Late/Upper Albian - Early/Lower Cenomanian106.3 - 93.9Russian Federation (Taymyr) Kamyristi exfrigore (104988)
Early/Lower Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Myanmar Cretolyra noijebumensis, Megacoxa chandrahrasa, Megacoxa janzeni, Megacoxa miscea (179227) Cretolyra shawi, Genkyhag innebula, Megacoxa janzeni (161726) Genkyhag innebula (232205) Megacoxa chandrahrasa, Megacoxa synchrotron, Megacoxa brazideci, Megacoxa gungner, Megacoxa mjoelner (165561) Megacoxa synchrotron (234239)
Early/Lower Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Azerbaijan Cretodinapsis caucasica (123531)
Late/Upper Santonian85.7 - 83.6Russian Federation Kamyristi yantardakhensis (35056)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07France (Oise) Prodinapsis oesiensis (123850)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Germany (Halle) Prodinapsis succinalis (129227 129228)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Russian Federation (Kaliningrad) Megalyra baltica (125139) Prodinapsis succinalis, Megalyra baltica, Prodinapsis minor, Prodinapsis janzeni, Rubes bruesi (124370) Prodinapsis succinalis, Prodinapsis minor (123773 123927 127170) Prodinapsis succinalis, Prodinapsis minor, Rubes bruesi (123420)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Ukraine Prodinapsis succinalis (113621 129229) Prodinapsis succinalis, Prodinapsis pumilio, Prodinapsis janzeni, Ukrainosa prolata (122997)