Maimetshidae
| Maimetshidae Temporal range: Cretaceous
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| Male of Guyotemaimetsha enigmatica | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Suborder: | Apocrita |
| Superfamily: | Trigonaloidea |
| Family: | †Maimetshidae Rasnitsyn, 1975 |
Maimetshidae is an extinct family of wasps, known from the Cretaceous period.[1][2] While originally considered relatives of Megalyridae, they are now considered to probably be close relatives of Trigonalidae.[2]
Subdivisions
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- Subfamily †Maimetshinae Rasnitsyn 1975
- Tribe †Ahiromaimetshini Engel 2016
- †Ahiromaimetsha Perrichot et al. 2011 Lebanese amber, Early Cretaceous (Barremian)
- †Turgonaliscus Engel 2016 Weald Clay, United Kingdom, Early Cretaceous (Barremian)
- †Turgonalus Rasnitsyn 1990 Turga Formation, Zabaykalsky Krai, Russia, Early Cretaceous (Aptian)
- Tribe †Maimetshini Rasnitsyn 1975
- †Afrapia Rasnitsyn and Brothers 2009 Orapa, Botswana, Late Cretaceous (Turonian)
- †Afromaimetsha Rasnitsyn and Brothers 2009 Orapa, Botswana, Late Cretaceous (Turonian)
- †Ahstemiam McKellar and Engel 2011 Canadian amber, Late Cretaceous (Campanian)
- †Andyrossia Rasnitsyn and Jarzembowski 2000 Weald Clay, United Kingdom, Early Cretaceous (Barremian)
- †Burmaimetsha Perrichot 2013 Burmese amber, Myanmar, Cretaceous (Albian-Cenomanian)
- †Cretogonalys Rasnitsyn 1977 Taimyr amber, Russia, Late Creaceous (Cenomanian)
- †Guyotemaimetsha Perrichot et al. 2004 French amber (incl. Charentese amber), Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian)
- †Iberomaimetsha Ortega-Blanco et al. 2011 Spanish amber, Escucha Formation, Spain, Early Cretaceous (Albian) Taimyr amber, Russia, Late Creaceous (Santonian)
- †Maimetsha Rasnitsyn 1975 Taimyr amber, Russia, Late Creaceous (Santonian)
- †Maimetshasia Perrichot 2013 Burmese amber, Myanmar, Cretaceous (Albian-Cenomanian)
- †Maimetshorapia Rasnitsyn and Brothers 2009 Orapa, Botswana, Late Cretaceous (Turonian)
- Tribe †Ahiromaimetshini Engel 2016
- Subfamily †Zorophratrinae Engel 2016
- †Zorophratra Engel 2016 Lebanese amber, Early Cretaceous (Barremian)
References
- ^ Alexandr P. Rasnitsyn & Denis J. Brothers (2009). "New genera and species of Maimetshidae (Hymenoptera: Stephanoidea s.l.) from the Turonian of Botswana, with comments on the status of the family". African Invertebrates. 50 (1): 191–204. doi:10.5733/afin.050.0108.
- ^ a b M. S. Engel. 2016. A new genus and species of maimetshid wasps in Lebanese Early Cretaceous amber (Hymenoptera: Maimetshidae). Novitates Paleoentomologicae 18:1-14