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Pristapenesiinae

Insecta - Hymenoptera - Scolebythidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2013Pristapenesiinae Engel et al. p. 33
2015Pristapenesiinae Engel p. 3
2016Pristapenesiinae Cockx and McKellar p. 133
2023Pristapenesiinae Lepeco and Melo p. 71
2025Pristapenesiinae Álvarez-Parra and Maksoud p. 2

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
—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
—Aculeata()
superfamilyChrysidoidea
familyScolebythidaeEvans 1963
subfamilyPristapenesiinae
subfamilyPristapenesiinae

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. Pristapenesiinae Engel et al. 2013
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G. †Acanthabythus Lepeco and Melo 2022
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†Acanthabythus exilispineus Lepeco and Melo 2022
G. †Arcapenesia Lepeco and Melo 2022
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†Arcapenesia compacta Lepeco and Melo 2022
G. †Burmapenesia Lepeco and Melo 2022
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†Burmapenesia iridescens Lepeco and Melo 2022
†Burmapenesia longicephala Lepeco and Melo 2022
G. †Cephalobythus Lepeco and Melo 2022
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†Cephalobythus clypeatus Lepeco and Melo 2022
†Cephalobythus deformis Lepeco and Melo 2022
†Cephalobythus gladiator Lepeco and Melo 2022
†Cephalobythus simplex Lepeco and Melo 2022
G. †Eobythus Lacau et al. 2000
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†Eobythus patriciae Lacau et al. 2000
G. †Gnathapenesia Lepeco and Melo 2022
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†Gnathapenesia burmensis Lepeco and Melo 2022
G. †Pachycephalopenesia Álvarez-Parra and Maksoud 2025
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†Pachycephalopenesia eximia Álvarez-Parra and Maksoud 2025
G. Pristapenesia Brues 1933
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†Pristapenesia inopinata Prentice and Poinar 1996
†Pristapenesia primaeva Brues 1933
Invalid names: Dominibythus Prentice and Poinar 1996 [synonym]
G. †Uliobythus Engel and Grimaldi 2007
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†Uliobythus terpsichore Engel and Grimaldi 2007
G. †Zapenesia Engel and Grimaldi 2007
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†Zapenesia libanica Engel and Grimaldi 2007
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 Barremian to the top of the Langhian or 125.77000 to 13.82000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 121.4 Ma

Collections (11 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Barremian125.77 - 121.4Lebanon Pachycephalopenesia eximia (235379) Zapenesia libanica, Uliobythus terpsichore (122471)
Early/Lower Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Myanmar Acanthabythus exilispineus, Arcapenesia compacta, Burmapenesia iridescens, Burmapenesia longicephala, Cephalobythus clypeatus, Cephalobythus deformis, Cephalobythus gladiator, Cephalobythus simplex, Gnathapenesia burmensis (216576)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07France (Oise) Eobythus patriciae (123850)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Russian Federation Pristapenesia primaeva (137410)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Russian Federation (Kaliningrad) Pristapenesia primaeva (110735 123760 123927 124275)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Ukraine Pristapenesia primaeva (113621)
Burdigalian - Langhian20.45 - 13.82Dominican Republic Dominibythus inopinatus (122473)