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Megalyroidea

Insecta - Hymenoptera

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

It was assigned to Apocrita by Rasnitsyn (1975) and Sharkey et al. (2012).

Subtaxa

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1889Megalyroidea Schletterer
1975Megalyroidea Rasnitsyn p. 52
2012Megalyroidea Sharkey et al.

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

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 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 sculpturatus Rasnitsyn 1975
Mesaulacinus stenocerus Rasnitsyn 1975
Mesaulacinus tenuis Rasnitsyn 1975
G. †Scolichneumon Ren 1995
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G. †Sinoryssus Hong 1983
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Sinoryssus suni Hong 1983
G. †Stemmogaster Zhang 1985
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Stemmogaster celata Zhang 1985
G. †Yanocleistogaster Ren 1995
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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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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
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. †Genkyhag Brazidec et al. 2024
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Genkyhag innebula Brazidec et al. 2024
G. †Megacoxa Brazidec et al. 2024
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Megacoxa chandrahrasa Brazidec et al. 2024
Megacoxa janzeni Brazidec et al. 2024
Megacoxa synchrotron Brazidec et al. 2024
G. †Megalava Perrichot 2009
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Megalava truncata Perrichot 2009
Tr. †Megazarini Perrichot 2009
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G. †Megazar Perrichot 2009
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Megazar elegans Perrichot 2009
Invalid names: Dinapsini Waterston 1922 [invalid subgroup]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available