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Megalyroidea
Taxonomy
Megalyroidea was named by Schletterer (1889). It is extant. Its type is Megalyra.
It was assigned to Apocrita by Rasnitsyn (1975), Sharkey et al. (2012).
It was assigned to Apocrita by Rasnitsyn (1975), Sharkey et al. (2012).
Subtaxa
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1889 | Megalyroidea Schletterer |
| 1975 | Megalyroidea Rasnitsyn p. 52 |
| 2012 | Megalyroidea Sharkey 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.
Superfm. Megalyroidea Schletterer 1889
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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 propodeata 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 rasnitsyni Ren 1995
†Mesaulacinus sculpturatus Rasnitsyn 1975
†Mesaulacinus stenocerus Rasnitsyn 1975
†Mesaulacinus tenuis Rasnitsyn 1975
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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Tr. Megalyrini Schletterer 1889
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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]
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. †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
Invalid names: Dinapsini Waterston 1922 [invalid subgroup]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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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
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 |
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| Callovian - Oxfordian | China (Liaoning) | Sinoryssus suni (154730) | |
| Callovian - Oxfordian | Kazakhstan (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) | |
| Oxfordian | Russian Federation (Buryat) | Cleistogaster buriatica (105017) | |
| Tithonian | Mongolia | Cleistogaster gobialtaica, Mesaulacinus mongolicus (104748) | |
| Tithonian | Russian Federation (Chita) | Cleistogaster dahurica (114307) | |
| Late/Upper Barremian | China (Hebei) | Yanocleistogaster canaliculata, Mesaulacinus rasnitsyni, Scolichneumon rectivenius (107001) | |
| Early/Lower Aptian | Russian Federation (Chita) | Leptocleistogaster turgensis (119499) | |
| Aptian | China (Shandong) | Stemmogaster celata (125196) | |
| Early/Lower Albian | Spain | Megalava truncata (109438) | |
| Late/Upper Albian | France (Poitou-Charentes) | Megallica parva (99114) | |
| Late/Upper Albian | Spain (Álava) | Megalava truncata, Valaa delclosi (108769) | |
| Late/Upper Albian - Early/Lower Cenomanian | Russian Federation (Taymyr) | Kamyristi exfrigore (104988) | |
| Late/Upper Albian - Early/Lower Cenomanian | France (Charente-Maritime) | Megazar elegans (107076) | |
| Early/Lower Cenomanian | Myanmar | 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 Cenomanian | Azerbaijan | Cretodinapsis caucasica (123531) | |
| Late/Upper Santonian | Russian Federation | Kamyristi yantardakhensis (35056) | |
| Ypresian | France (Oise) | Prodinapsis oesiensis (123850) | |
| Priabonian | Ukraine | Prodinapsis succinalis (113621 129229) Prodinapsis succinalis, Prodinapsis pumilio, Prodinapsis janzeni, Ukrainosa prolata (122997) | |
| Priabonian | Russian 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) | |
| Priabonian | Germany (Halle) | Prodinapsis succinalis (129227 129228) |