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Ephialtitidae
Taxonomy
Ephialtitidae was named by Handlirsch (1906). Its type is Ephialtites.
It was assigned to Hymenoptera by Handlirsch (1906); to Apocrita by Zessin (1985) and Carpenter (1992); to Ephialtitoidea by Zhang et al. (2002), Rasnitsyn et al. (2003) and Li et al. (2013); and to Stephanoidea by Rasnitsyn (1975), Rasnitsyn and Zhang (2010), Ding et al. (2013), Zhang et al. (2014) and Ding et al. (2016).
It was assigned to Hymenoptera by Handlirsch (1906); to Apocrita by Zessin (1985) and Carpenter (1992); to Ephialtitoidea by Zhang et al. (2002), Rasnitsyn et al. (2003) and Li et al. (2013); and to Stephanoidea by Rasnitsyn (1975), Rasnitsyn and Zhang (2010), Ding et al. (2013), Zhang et al. (2014) and Ding et al. (2016).
Subtaxa
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1906 | Ephialtitidae Handlirsch p. 577 |
| 1975 | Ephialtitidae Rasnitsyn |
| 1977 | Karataidae Rasnitsyn p. 353 |
| 1985 | Ephialtitidae Zessin p. 131 |
| 1992 | Ephialtitidae Carpenter |
| 1992 | Karataidae Carpenter |
| 2002 | Ephialtitidae Zhang et al. p. 401 |
| 2003 | Ephialtitidae Rasnitsyn et al. p. 330 |
| 2010 | Ephialtitidae Rasnitsyn and Zhang p. 845 |
| 2013 | Ephialtitidae Ding et al. p. 51 |
| 2013 | Ephialtitidae Li et al. p. 1487 |
| 2014 | Ephialtitidae Zhang et al. p. 277 |
| 2016 | Ephialtitidae Ding et al. p. 88 |
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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.
Fm. †Ephialtitidae Handlirsch 1906
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Subfm. †Ephialtitinae Handlirsch 1906
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G. †Asiephialtites Rasnitsyn 1975
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†Asiephialtites lini Rasnitsyn and Zhang 2010
†Asiephialtites niger Rasnitsyn 1975
†Asiephialtites oviventer Rasnitsyn 1975
†Asiephialtites seticornis Rasnitsyn 1975
†Asiephialtites ventricosus Rasnitsyn 1975
G. †Cratephialtites Rasnitsyn 1999
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†Cratephialtites kourios Sharkey 1990
†Karataus koiurus Sharkey 1990
G. †Crephanogaster Rasnitsyn 1990
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†Crephanogaster femorata Rasnitsyn 1990
†Crephanogaster rara Zhang et al. 2002
G. †Leptephialtites Rasnitsyn 1975
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†Leptephialtites angustus Rasnitsyn 1975
†Leptephialtites caudatus Rasnitsyn 1975
†Leptephialtites euryarthrus Rasnitsyn 1975
†Leptephialtites gigas Rasnitsyn 1975
†Leptephialtites linearis Rasnitsyn 1975
†Leptephialtites minor Rasnitsyn 1975
†Leptephialtites pallidus Rasnitsyn 1975
†Leptephialtites picturatus Rasnitsyn 1975
†Leptephialtites stephanocephalus Rasnitsyn 1975
†Leptephialtites tenuicornis Rasnitsyn 1975
G. †Montsecephialtites Rasnitsyn and Martínez-Delclòs 2000
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†Montsecephialtites zherikhini Rasnitsyn and Martínez-Delclòs 2000
G. †Praeproapocritus Rasnitsyn and Zhang 2010
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†Praeproapocritus flexus Li et al. 2013
†Praeproapocritus vulgatus Rasnitsyn and Zhang 2010
G. †Proapocritus Rasnitsyn 1975
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†Proapocritus atropus Rasnitsyn and Zhang 2010
†Proapocritus bialatus Li et al. 2014
†Proapocritus densipediculus Rasnitsyn and Zhang 2010
†Proapocritus elegans Rasnitsyn and Zhang 2010
†Proapocritus formosus Rasnitsyn and Zhang 2010
†Proapocritus habitus Li et al. 2022
†Proapocritus lini Zhang 2020
†Proapocritus longantennatus Rasnitsyn and Zhang 2010
†Proapocritus parallelus Li et al. 2013
†Proapocritus praecursor Rasnitsyn 1975
†Proapocritus sculptus Rasnitsyn and Zhang 2010
G. †Proephialtitia Li et al. 2015
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†Proephialtitia acantha Li et al. 2015
†Proephialtitia tenuata Li et al. 2015
G. †Sessiliventer Rasnitsyn 1975
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†Sessiliventer macrurus Rasnitsyn 1975
†Sessiliventer oppositus Rasnitsyn 1975
†Sessiliventer rostratus Rasnitsyn 1975
†Sessiliventer symphytus Rasnitsyn 1975
†Sessiliventer temporalis Rasnitsyn 1975
G. †Sinocephus Hong 1983
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†Sinocephus haifanggouensis Hong 1983
Invalid names: Hongicephus Wei 1995 [objective synonym]
G. †Stephanogaster Rasnitsyn 1975
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†Stephanogaster brachyura Rasnitsyn 1975
†Stephanogaster integra Li et al. 2019
†Stephanogaster longipalpa Rasnitsyn 1975
†Stephanogaster magna Rasnitsyn 1975
†Stephanogaster ningchengensis Ding et al. 2013
†Stephanogaster pristinus Rasnitsyn and Zhang 2010
†Stephanogaster pyriformis Rasnitsyn 1975
†Stephanogaster rasnitsyni Ding and Zhang 2016
†Stephanogaster similis Rasnitsyn 1975
Subfm. †Symphytopterinae Rasnitsyn 1980
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G. †Karataus Rasnitsyn 1977
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†Karataus daohugouensis Zhang et al. 2014
†Karataus exilis Zhang et al. 2014
†Karataus hispanicus Rasnitsyn and Martínez-Delclòs 2000
†Karataus orientalis Zhang et al. 2014
†Karataus pedalis Rasnitsyn 1977
†Karataus ryonsangensis So and Won 2021
†Karataus strenuus Zhang et al. 2014
†Karataus vigoratus Zhang et al. 2014
G. †Karataviola Rasnitsyn 1975
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†Karataviola leptogastra Rasnitsyn 1975
†Karataviola micrura Rasnitsyn 1975
G. †Symphytopterus Rasnitsyn 1975
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†Symphytopterus ater Rasnitsyn 1975
†Symphytopterus clavicornis Rasnitsyn 1975
†Symphytopterus dubius Rasnitsyn 1963
†Symphytopterus geniculatus Rasnitsyn 1975
†Symphytopterus graciler Wang et al. 2015
†Symphytopterus liasinus Zessin 1985
†Symphytopterus macrophthalmus Rasnitsyn 1975
†Symphytopterus minutus Rasnitsyn 1975
†Symphytopterus nigricornis Rasnitsyn 1975
†Symphytopterus nigridorsatus Rasnitsyn 1975
†Symphytopterus nigripes Rasnitsyn 1975
†Symphytopterus obliquus Rasnitsyn 1975
†Symphytopterus oculatus Rasnitsyn 1975
†Symphytopterus pallicornis Rasnitsyn 1975
†Symphytopterus pallipes Rasnitsyn 1975
†Symphytopterus robustus Rasnitsyn 1975
Invalid names: Sippelipterus Zessin 1985 [synonym]
Invalid names: Karataidae Rasnitsyn 1977 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range: base of the Toarcian to the top of the Late/Upper Aptian or 182.70000 to 113.00000 Ma
Collections (36 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Early/Lower Toarcian | Germany (Niedersachsen) | Liadobracona raduhna (139222) Sippelipterus liasinus (114995) Thilopterus lampei (154300) | |
| Early/Lower Toarcian | Germany | Ephialtitidae indet. (114991) | |
| Toarcian | Germany | Liadobracona raduhna, Brigittepterus brauckmanni (104056) | |
| Toarcian | India (Adilabad) | Kotaphialtites frankmortoni (117538) | |
| Toarcian | Kyrgyzstan (Batken) | Proapocritus praecursor (105003) | |
| Callovian - Oxfordian | China (Liaoning) | Proapocritus habitus (228936) Sinocephus haifanggouensis (154733) | |
| Callovian - Oxfordian | Kazakhstan (Chimkent) | Anaxyela dubia (114238) Asiephialtites niger, Symphytopterus clavicornis (115717) Asiephialtites oviventer, Sessiliventer temporalis, Micrephialtites minor (106279) Stephanogaster brachyura, Asiephialtites seticornis, Leptephialtites minor, Symphytopterus nigricornis, Symphytopterus nigripes, Symphytopterus pallicornis, Symphytopterus obliquus, Symphytopterus geniculatus, Karataviola micrura, Karataviola leptogastra, Karataus pedalis (105426) Stephanogaster longipalpa (31311) Stephanogaster longipalpa, Mesephialtites paurocerus, Leptephialtites pallidus, Sessiliventer rostratus, Symphytopterus nigricornis, Symphytopterus ater (106101) Stephanogaster magna, Stephanogaster longipalpa, Parephialtites reductus, Leptephialtites caudatus, Leptephialtites stephanocephalus, Leptephialtites picturatus, Leptephialtites angustus, Leptephialtites linearis, Sessiliventer oppositus, Symphytopterus macrophthalmus, Symphytopterus robustus, Symphytopterus minutus, Symphyogaster cylindrica (113439) Stephanogaster pyriformis, Asiephialtites ventricosus, Sessiliventer symphytus, Symphytopterus nigricornis (106102) Stephanogaster similis, Stephanogaster longipalpa, Leptephialtites gigas, Leptephialtites tenuicornis, Leptephialtites euryarthrus, Sessiliventer macrurus, Symphytopterus robustus, Symphytopterus oculatus, Symphytopterus pallipes, Trigonalopterus brachycerus (105971) Symphytopterus nigricornis, Symphytopterus nigridorsatus, Trigonalopterus brachycerus (105970) | |
| Callovian - Oxfordian | China (Hebei) | Sinephialtites glyptus (156314) | |
| Callovian - Oxfordian | China (Nei Mongol) | Karataus exilis, Stephanogaster ningchengensis, Stephanogaster rasnitsyni (179749) Praeproapocritus flexus, Proapocritus parallelus, Proapocritus bialatus, Symphytopterus graciler (138748) Proapocritus densipediculus, Proapocritus sculptus, Proapocritus longantennatus, Proapocritus formosus, Proapocritus atropus, Proapocritus elegans, Stephanogaster pristinus, Asiephialtites lini, Praeproapocritus vulgatus, Karataus daohugouensis, Karataus strenuus, Karataus vigoratus, Karataus exilis, Karataus orientalis, Proapocritus lini (113371) Proephialtitia acantha, Proephialtitia tenuata (123761) Stephanogaster integra (172659) | |
| Tithonian | Mongolia | Altephialtites altaicus (104748) | |
| Early/Lower Barremian | Spain | Ephialtites jurassicus (118362) Karataus hispanicus (104052) Montsecephialtites zherikhini (152691) | |
| Late/Upper Barremian | China (Hebei) | Cephenopsis mirabilis (155171) | |
| Late/Upper Barremian | China (Nei Mongol) | Acephialtitia colossa (125656) | |
| Late/Upper Barremian | China (Liaoning) | Crephanogaster rara, Tuphephialtites zherikhini (111725) | |
| Barremian | Russian Federation (Chita) | Ephialtitidae indet. (151642) | |
| Barremian - Aptian | North Korea | Karataus ryonsangensis (222556) | |
| Late/Upper Aptian | Brazil (Ceará) | Karataus kourios (122352) | |
| Early/Lower Aptian | Russian Federation (Chita) | Crephanogaster femorata (119499) |