Maimetshidae

Maimetshidae Temporal range: Cretaceous Barremian–Campanian PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Male of Guyotemaimetsha enigmatica
Scientific classification
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

Iberomaimetsha fossil

• 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)
• Subfamily †Zorophratrinae Engel 2016
  • † Zorophratra Engel 2016 Lebanese amber, Early Cretaceous (Barremian)

References

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. doi: 10.5733/afin.050.0108 .
2. M. S. Engel. 2016. A new genus and species of maimetshid wasps in Lebanese Early Cretaceous amber (Hymenoptera: Maimetshidae). Novitates Paleoentomologicae 18:1-14