Maimetsha

Maimetsha; 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:	† Maimetsha ; Rasnitsyn, 1975
Species:	†M. arctica
Binomial name
	†Maimetsha arctica; Rasnitsyn, 1975

Last updated January 02, 2026

Maimetsha arctica is an extinct genus of wasp which existed during the Cretaceous period, and the only species in the genus Maimetsha.^[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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