Sirenobethylus

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Sirenobethylus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Suborder: Apocrita
Infraorder: Aculeata
Superfamily: Chrysidoidea
Family: Sirenobethylidae
Wu, Vilhelmsen & Gao, 2025
Genus: Sirenobethylus
Wu, Vilhelmsen & Gao, 2025
Species:
S. charybdis
Binomial name
Sirenobethylus charybdis
Wu, Vilhelmsen & Gao, 2025

Sirenobethylus charybdis is an extinct species of wasp. It had a unique anatomical feature on its abdomen that may have acted as a grasping device. [1]

References

  1. Wu, Q; Vilhelmsen, L; Li, X; Zhuo, D; Ren, D; Gao, T (2025). "A Cretaceous fly trap? Remarkable abdominal modification in a fossil wasp". BMC Biology. 23. doi: 10.1186/s12915-025-02190-2 . PMID   40140857.