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Microgaster
Taxonomy
Microgaster was named by Latreille (1804). It is extant. Its type is Microgaster balani. It is the type genus of Microgasteroidae.
It was assigned to Microgasterinae by Brues (1910); to Braconidae by Carpenter (1992); and to Microgastrinae by Whitfield et al. (2018).
It was assigned to Microgasterinae by Brues (1910); to Braconidae by Carpenter (1992); and to Microgastrinae by Whitfield et al. (2018).
Species
M. balani (type species), M. primordialis
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1804 | Microgaster Latreille p. 175 |
| 1910 | Microgaster Brues |
| 1992 | Microgaster Carpenter |
| 2018 | Microgaster Whitfield et al. |
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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.
G. Microgaster Latreille 1804
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Microgaster balani Bocquet-Vedrine 1967
†Microgaster primordialis Brues 1906
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: Chadronian or 37.00000 to 33.90000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 33.9 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 33.9 Ma
Collections (3 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Chadronian | USA (Colorado) | M. primordialis (106381 106384 114150) |