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Mymaridae (fairyfly)

Insecta - Hymenoptera - Mymaridae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1992Mymaridae Carpenter
2004Mymaridae Rasnitsyn et al. p. 130
2007Mymaridae Sharkey

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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
—Cercofilata
RankNameAuthor
classInsecta
—Dicondylia
—Paranotalia
subclassPterygota()
—NeopterygotaCrampton 1924
infraclassNeopteraMartynov 1923
—Holometabola
—Hymenopterida
orderHymenoptera
—Unicalcarida
suborderApocritaGerstaecker 1867
infraorderProctotrupomorpha
—Microprocta
superfamilyChalcidoidea
familyMymaridae()
familyMymaridae()

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. Mymaridae Haliday 1833 [fairyfly]
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Subfm. Alaptinae Perkins 1912
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G. Alaptus Westwood 1839
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†Alaptus fructuosus Meunier 1909
Alaptus globosicornis Girault 1908
Alaptus pallidicornis Foerster 1856
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Invalid names: Alaptus psocidivorus Gahan 1927 [synonym]
G. Litus Haliday 1833
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†Litus beneficus Meunier 1909
†Litus elegans Meunier 1901
†Litus mexicanus Doutt 1973
G. †Malfattia Meunier 1901
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†Malfattia molitorae Meunier 1901
G. Anagroidea Giralt 1915
G. Anaphes Haliday 1833
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†Anaphes schellwieniens Meunier 1901
†Anaphes splendens Meunier 1901
G. Camptoptera Forster 1856
G. Dorya Noyes and Valentine 1989
G. †Eoanaphes Huber 2011
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G. †Eoeustochus Huber 2011
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†Eoeustochus borchersi Huber 2011
†Eoeustochus kishenehn Huber 2011
G. Eustochus Haliday 1833
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Tr. Gonatocerini Ashmead 1904
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G. †Archigonatocerus Huber 2015
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G. Cosmocomoidea Howard 1908
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†Cosmocomoidea kootenai Huber 2011
G. Gonatocerus Nees 1834
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†Gonatocerus henneberti Meunier 1905
†Gonatocerus janzeni Huber 2015
G. Mimalaptus Noyes and Valentine 1989
G. Mymar Curtis 1832
Subfm. Mymarinae Haliday 1833
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Tr. Aresconini Viggiani 1988
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G. Arescon Walker 1846
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†Arescon armata Meunier 1905
†Arescon baltica Meunier 1901
Invalid names: Leimacis Foerster 1847 [synonym]
G. †Enneagmus Yoshimoto 1975
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†Enneagmus pristinus Yoshimoto 1975
G. †Myanmymar Huber 2011
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†Myanmymar aresconoides Huber 2011
G. Ooctonus Haliday 1833
G. Polynemoidea Girault 1913
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†Polynemoidea mexicana Doutt 1973
G. †Palaeopatasson Witsack 1986
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†Palaeopatasson grollei Witsack 1986
G. Stethynium Enock 1909
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†Stethynium townesi Thuróczy 1983
Tr. Triadomerini Yoshimoto 1975
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G. Borneomymar Huber 2002
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†Borneomymar pankowskiorum Engel et al. 2013
G. †Carpenteriana Yoshimoto 1975
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†Carpenteriana tumida Yoshimoto 1975
G. †Eotriadomeroides Huber 2023
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G. †Macalpinia Yoshimoto 1975
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†Macalpinia canadensis Yoshimoto 1975
G. †Triadomerus Yoshimoto 1975
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†Triadomerus bulbosus Yoshimoto 1975
Invalid names: Mymaromminae Debauche 1948 [empty]
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 Early/Lower Cenomanian to the top of the Holocene or 100.50000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 93.9 Ma

Collections (32 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Myanmar (Kachin) Myanmymar aresconoides (104053)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2Canada (Manitoba) Triadomerus sp., Triadomerus bulbosus, Carpenteriana tumida, Enneagmus pristinus (122354)
Middle Campanian83.6 - 72.2Canada (Alberta) Triadomerus bulbosus (122358) Triadomerus bulbosus, Macalpinia canadensis (122383)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Canada (Saskatchewan) Mymaridae indet. (235702)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03USA (Montana) Eoeustochus sp., Eoeustochus kishenehn, Eoeustochus borchersi, Gonatocerus kootenai, Gonatocerus rasnitsyni, Gonatocerus greenwalti, Eoanaphes stethynioides (117614) Eotriadomeroides abjunctus (203699)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Denmark Anagroidea sp. (123762)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Russian Federation (Kaliningrad) Anaphes sp., Mimalaptus sp., Camptoptera sp., Stethynium sp. (153460) Anaphes sp., Mimalaptus sp., Dorya sp. (153461) Borneomymar pankowskiorum (124370) Eustochus sp., Archigonatocerus balticus, Archigonatocerus longivena, Gonatocerus janzeni (123493) Limacis armata, Gonatocerus henneberti (124073) Malfattia molitorae, Anaphes splendens, Anaphes schellwieniens, Litus elegans, Limacis baltica, Mymaridae indet. (123927) Mimalaptus sp. (123420) Mymar duisburgi (123221) Stethynium townesi (155460)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Mexico (Chiapas) Alaptus globosicornis (140217) Alaptus psocidivorus (124470 124810) Alaptus sp., Alaptus globosicornis (146658) Alaptus sp., Alaptus psocidivorus (140216) Alaptus sp., Litus mexicanus (124472) Anaphes sp. (140215) Polynemoidea mexicana (140197)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Ethiopia Mymaridae indet. (151981 151982)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98New Zealand (Otago) Mymaridae indet. (191650)
Burdigalian - Langhian20.45 - 13.82Dominican Republic Palaeopatasson grollei (153459)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Italy Mymaridae indet. (123432)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Madagascar Litus beneficus (151372)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Tanzania Alaptus fructuosus (152189)