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Megalyrinae

Insecta - Hymenoptera - Megalyridae

Taxonomy
Megalyrinae was named by Schletterer (1889). It is extant. Its type is Megalyra.

It was reranked as the tribe Megalyrini by Perrichot (2009).

It was assigned to Megalyridae by Rasnitsyn (1977), Perrichot (2009) and Brazidec et al. (2024).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1889Megalyrinae Schletterer
1977Megalyrinae Rasnitsyn
2009Megalyrini Perrichot
2024Megalyrinae Brazidec et al. p. 166

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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
superfamilyMegalyroidea
familyMegalyridae
subfamilyMegalyrinae
subfamilyMegalyrinae

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.

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
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: Kiessling 2004, Bush and Bambach 2015

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Late/Upper Albian to the top of the Priabonian or 105.30000 to 33.90000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 99.6 Ma

Collections (17 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Albian105.3 - 99.6Spain (Álava) Valaa delclosi (108769)
Late/Upper Albian105.3 - 99.6France (Poitou-Charentes) Megallica parva (99114)
Late/Upper Albian - Early/Lower Cenomanian105.3 - 93.5Russian Federation (Taymyr) Kamyristi exfrigore (104988)
Early/Lower Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Azerbaijan Cretodinapsis caucasica (123531)
Late/Upper Santonian85.8 - 83.5Russian Federation Kamyristi yantardakhensis (35056)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8France (Oise) Prodinapsis oesiensis (123850)
Priabonian38.0 - 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)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Germany (Halle) Prodinapsis succinalis (129227 129228)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Ukraine Prodinapsis succinalis (113621 129229) Prodinapsis succinalis, Prodinapsis pumilio, Prodinapsis janzeni, Ukrainosa prolata (122997)