Afromaimetsha

Afromaimetsha; Temporal range: Turonian PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	† Maimetshidae
Subfamily:	† Maimetshinae
Tribe:	† Maimetshini
Genus:	† Afromaimetsha ; Rasnitsyn & Brothers, 2009
Species:	†A. robusta
Binomial name
	†Afromaimetsha robusta; Rasnitsyn & Brothers, 2009

Last updated January 02, 2026

Afromaimetsha robusta is an extinct species of wasp which existed in Botswana during the late Cretaceous period, and the only species in the genus Afromaimetsha.^[1]

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. Bibcode:2009AfrIn..50..191R. doi: 10.5733/afin.050.0108 .

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[1] 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. Bibcode:2009AfrIn..50..191R. doi: 10.5733/afin.050.0108 .

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