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Aulaciformes

Insecta - Hymenoptera

Taxonomy
Aulaciformes was named by Grimaldi and Engel (2005). It is extant.

It was assigned to Neoevanioides by Engel (2017) and Jouault et al. (2021).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2005Aulaciformes Grimaldi and Engel p. 419
2017Aulaciformes Engel p. 5
2021Aulaciformes Jouault et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Ecdysozoa
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
superclassHexapodaLatreille 1825
classInsecta
—Dicondylia
—Paranotalia
subclassPterygota()
RankNameAuthor
—NeopterygotaCrampton 1924
infraclassNeopteraMartynov 1923
—Holometabola
—Hymenopterida
orderHymenoptera
—Unicalcarida
suborderApocritaGerstaecker 1867
superfamilyEvanioidea
—Neoevanioides
—Aulaciformes
—Aulaciformes

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.

Unr. Aulaciformes Grimaldi and Engel 2005
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Fm. †Baissidae Rasnitsyn 1975
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G. †Baissa Rasnitsyn 1975
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†Baissa anomala Rasnitsyn 1975
†Baissa magna Rasnitsyn 1991
†Baissa mongolica Rasnitsyn 1991
G. †Electrobaissa Engel 2013
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†Electrobaissa omega Engel 2013
G. †Heterobaissa Li et al. 2018
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†Heterobaissa apetiola Li et al. 2018
G. †Humiryssus Lin 1980
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†Humiryssus cancellatus Zhang and Rasnitsyn 2004
†Humiryssus laiyangensis Hong and Wang 1990
†Humiryssus leucus Lin 1980
†Humiryssus oculatissimus Rasnitsyn and Jarzembowski 1998
†Humiryssus specialis Zhang and Rasnitsyn 2004
†Humiryssus vulgatus Zhang and Rasnitsyn 2004
Invalid names: Aulacopsis Hong and Wang 1990 [synonym], Aulocopsis Hong and Wang 1990 [synonym]
G. †Manlaya Rasnitsyn 1980
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†Manlaya anglica Rasnitsyn and Jarzembowski 1998
†Manlaya ansorgei Rasnitsyn and Martínez-Delclòs 2000
†Manlaya capelensis Rasnitsyn and Jarzembowski 1998
†Manlaya caudata Rasnitsyn 1986
†Manlaya corrugata Rasnitsyn 1986
†Manlaya flexuosa Ren 1995
†Manlaya ghidarina Rasnitsyn 1990
†Manlaya gurvanica Rasnitsyn 1986
†Manlaya lacabrua Rasnitsyn and Ansorge 2000
†Manlaya laevinota Rasnitsyn 1986
†Manlaya magna Li et al. 2019
†Manlaya mongolica Rasnitsyn 1980
†Manlaya obscura Rasnitsyn 1986
†Manlaya ockleyensis Rasnitsyn and Jarzembowski 1998
†Manlaya pachyura Rasnitsyn 1990
†Manlaya pallida Rasnitsyn 1986
†Manlaya pinguis Rasnitsyn 1986
†Manlaya proba Li et al. 2019
†Manlaya ultima Li et al. 2019
†Manlaya ventricosa Rasnitsyn 1986
G. †Mesepipolaea Zhang and Rasnitsyn 2004
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†Mesepipolaea nanligezhuangica Zhang and Rasnitsyn 2004
†Mesepipolaea parva Li et al. 2019
G. †Tillywhimia Rasnitsyn and Jarzembowski 1998
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†Tillywhimia colorata Rasnitsyn and Jarzembowski 1998
†Tillywhimia spectra Rasnitsyn and Jarzembowski 1998
Invalid names: Manlayidae Rasnitsyn 1986 [synonym]
Unr. Euaulacides Engel 2006
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Fm. Aulacidae Shuckard 1841
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Subfm. Aulacinae Shuckard 1841
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Tr. †Electrofoenini Cockerell 1917
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G. †Electrofoenia Jouault et al. 2020
G. †Electrofoenops Engel 2017
G. †Electrofoenus Cockerell 1917
G. †Exilaulacus Li et al. 2018
G. †Paleoaulacus Jouault and Nel 2021
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†Paleoaulacus minutus Jouault and Nel 2021
G. Aulacostethus Philippi 1873
G. Aulacus Jurine 1807
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†Aulacus eocenicus Nel et al. 2004
†Aulacus fritschii Brues 1933
†Aulacus prisculus Brues 1933
Invalid names: Micraulacinus Kieffer 1910 [synonym]
G. †Ceropalites Cockerell 1906
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†Ceropalites infelix Cockerell 1906
Subfm. †Hyptiogastritinae Engel 2006
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Tr. †Archeofoenini Engel 2017
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G. †Archeofoenus Engel 2017
G. †Protofoenus Cockerell 1917
Tr. †Hyptiogastritini Engel 2006
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G. †Hyptiogastrites Cockerell 1917
G. Pristaulacus Kieffer 1900
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Subg. Pristaulacus (Oleisoprister) Bradley 1901
†Pristaulacus bradleyi Brues 1910
†Pristaulacus jarzembowskii Jouault and Nel 2022
†Pristaulacus rohweri Brues 1910
†Pristaulacus secundus Cockerell 1916
†Pristaulacus velteni Jennings and Krogmann 2009
Invalid names: Aulacites Cockerell 1916 [synonym]
Fm. Gasteruptiidae Ashmead 1900
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Subfm. †Hypselogastriinae Engel 2016
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G. †Hypselogastrion Engel 2016
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†Hypselogastrion simplex Engel and Wang 2016
Subfm. †Kotujellitinae Rasnitsyn 1975
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G. †Kotujellites Rasnitsyn 1990
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†Kotujellites crucis Rasnitsyn 1975
Invalid names: Kotujella Rasnitsyn 1975 [replaced]
G. †Kotujisca Rasnitsyn 1991
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†Kotujisca kholbotensis Rasnitsyn 1991
Invalid names: Aulacinae Shuckard 1841 [empty], Baissinae Rasnitsyn 1975 [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 Volkhov to the top of the Chadronian or 471.10000 to 33.90000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 469.2 Ma

Collections (40 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Volkhov471.1 - 469.2Russian Federation (Leningrag oblast) Aulocopsis simplex (235818)
Early/Lower Berriasian145.0 - 140.2United Kingdom (England) Manlaya anglica, Tillywhimia colorata (104007)
Late/Upper Berriasian145.0 - 140.2United Kingdom (England) Manlaya oculatissima, Tillywhimia spectra (176354)
Hauterivian - Barremian132.9 - 125.0Mongolia (Bayankhongor) Kotujisca kholbotensis (113357)
Early/Lower Barremian130.0 - 125.45United Kingdom (England) Manlaya capelensis (118921) Manlaya ockleyensis (45193)
Early/Lower Barremian130.0 - 125.45Spain Manlaya ansorgei (104052) Manlaya lacabrua (118913)
Late/Upper Barremian130.0 - 125.45China (Hebei) Manlaya flexuosa (107001)
Late/Upper Barremian130.0 - 125.45China (Liaoning) Heterobaissa apetiola, Manlaya proba, Manlaya magna, Manlaya ultima, Mesepipolaea parva (176345)
Barremian129.4 - 125.0China (Zhejiang) Humiryssus leucus (155614)
Aptian125.0 - 113.0Mongolia (Govi-Altai) Manlaya gurvanica (136020) Manlaya ventricosa, Manlaya pinguis, Manlaya corrugata, Manlaya obscura, Manlaya pallida, Manlaya caudata (122332)
Aptian125.0 - 113.0Mongolia Baissa mongolica (113355) Manlaya mongolica (151600)
Aptian125.0 - 113.0Mongolia (Kobdo aimak) Manlaya laevinota (104054)
Aptian125.0 - 113.0Russian Federation (Chita) Manlaya ghidarina (126001)
Aptian125.0 - 113.0China (Shandong) Aulacopsis laiyangensis (154887) Mesepipolaea nanligezhuangica, Humiryssus specialis, Humiryssus cancellatus, Humiryssus vulgatus (106313)
Aptian125.0 - 113.0Russian Federation (Buryatia) Baissa anomala (105536) Baissa magna (122549)
Late/Upper Aptian122.46 - 113.0Australia (Victoria) Aulacidae indet. (77192)
Early/Lower Aptian121.4 - 122.46Russian Federation (Chita) Manlaya pachyura (119499)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Russian Federation (Taymyr) Kotujella crucis (114324)
Early/Lower Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Myanmar (Kachin) Archeofoenus tartaricus, Electrofoenops diminuta (123113)
Early/Lower Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Myanmar Electrofoenia jehani, Paleoaulacus minutus (179227) Exilaulacus advenus, Exilaulacus eximius, Electrofoenops exaltatus (224169) Exilaulacus loculatus, Exilaulacus latus (165561) Hypselogastrion simplex (161726) Hyptiogastrites electrinus, Archeofoenus engeli, Electrofoenops cockerelli, Electrofoenops rasnitsyni (200648) Hyptiogastrites electrinus, Electrofoenus gracilipes, Protofoenus swinhoei (123020)
Turonian93.9 - 89.8USA (New Jersey) Electrobaissa omega (110895)
Selandian61.6 - 59.2France (Auvergne) Pristaulacus jarzembowskii (123463)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8France (Oise) Aulacus eocenicus (123850)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Russian Federation (Kaliningrad) Micraulacinus fritschii (127170) Oleisoprister praevolans, Pristaulacus mandibularis, Micraulacinus prisculus (123927) Pristaulacus velteni (120814)
Chadronian37.2 - 33.9USA (Colorado) Aulacites secundus, Pristaulacus rohweri (106381) Aulacus bradleyi (106380) Ceropalites infelix (106384)