Spathiopterygidae

Spathiopterygidae is an extinct family of parasitic wasps, known from the Barremian to Turonian of Laurasia and Northern Gondwana[1]

Spathiopterygidae Temporal range: Barremian–Turonian PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Superfamily:	Diaprioidea
Family:	†Spathiopterygidae Engel & Ortega-Blanco in Engel, Ortega-Blanca, Soriano, Grimaldi & Martinez-Delclos, 2013
Genera
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Genera

• †Myamaropsis Engel & Ortega-Blanco in Engel, Ortega-Blanco, Soriano, Grimaldi & Martinez-Delclos, 2013
  • M. baabdaensis Krogmann et al. 2016 Barremian, Lebanese amber[2]
  • M. turolensis Engel & Ortega-Blanco in Engel, Ortega-Blanco, Soriano, Grimaldi & Martinez-Delclos, 2013 Albian, San Just amber, Escucha Formation
• †Spathiopteryx Engel & Ortega-Blanco in Engel, Ortega-Blanco, Soriano, Grimaldi & Martinez-Delclos, 2013
  • S. alavarommopsis Engel, Ortega-Blanco & Grimaldi in Engel, Ortega-Blanco, Soriano, Grimaldi & Martinez-Delclos, 2013 Albian, Alava amber, Escucha Formation
• †Spathopria Engel, Ortega-Blanco & Grimaldi in Engel, Ortega-Blanco, Soriano, Grimaldi & Martinez-Delclos, 2013
  • S. sayrevillensis Engel, Ortega-Blanco & Grimaldi in Engel, Ortega-Blanco, Soriano, Grimaldi & Martinez-Delclos, 2013 Turonian, New Jersey amber
• †Diaspathion Engel and Huang, 2015 [3]
  • D. ortegai Engel and Huang, 2015 Cenomanian, Burmese amber

References

1. Engel; Ortega-Blanco; Soriano; Grimaldi; Martinez-Delclos (2013). "A new lineage of enigmatic diaprioid wasps in Cretaceous amber (Hymenoptera, Diaprioidea)". American Museum Novitates. 3771 (3771): 1–23. doi:10.1206/3771.2. hdl:2246/6423. S2CID 54853553.
2. Krogmann, Lars; Azar, Dany; Rajaei, Hossein; Nel, André (April 2016). "Mymaropsis baabdaensis sp. n. from Lower Cretaceous Lebanese amber – the earliest spathiopterygid wasp and the first female known for the family". Comptes Rendus Palevol. 15 (5): 483–487. doi:10.1016/j.crpv.2015.11.002. ISSN 1631-0683.
3. Engel, Michael S.; Huang, Diying; Azar, Dany; Nel, André; Davis, Steven R.; Alvarado, Mabel; Breitkreuz, Laura C.V. (February 2015). "The wasp family Spathiopterygidae in mid-Cretaceous amber from Myanmar (Hymenoptera: Diaprioidea)". Comptes Rendus Palevol. 14 (2): 95–100. doi:10.1016/j.crpv.2014.11.002. ISSN 1631-0683.