Spathiopterygidae

Spathiopterygidae Temporal range: Barremian–Santonian PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Specimen of Spathiopteryx soosi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Superfamily:	Diaprioidea
Family:	† Spathiopterygidae Engel & Ortega-Blanco in Engel, Ortega-Blanca, Soriano, Grimaldi & Martinez-Delclos, 2013
Genera
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Spathiopterygidae is an extinct family of small parasitic wasps, known from the Cretaceous (Barremian to Santonian) of Laurasia and Northern Gondwana. ^{[1] [2]} They are suggested to be members of Diaprioidea, in part due to their similarly reduced wing venation. Some members of the group reduced or lost the hindwings entirely. ^[3]

Genera

• † Myamaropsis Engel & Ortega-Blanco in Engel, Ortega-Blanco, Soriano, Grimaldi & Martinez-Delclos, 2013
  • M. baabdaensisKrogmann et al. 2016 Barremian, Lebanese amber ^[4]
  • M. turolensisEngel & Ortega-Blanco in Engel, Ortega-Blanco, Soriano, Grimaldi & Martinez-Delclos, 2013 Albian, San Just amber, Escucha Formation (Spanish amber)
• † Spathiopteryx Engel & Ortega-Blanco in Engel, Ortega-Blanco, Soriano, Grimaldi & Martinez-Delclos, 2013
  • S. alavarommopsisEngel, Ortega-Blanco & Grimaldi in Engel, Ortega-Blanco, Soriano, Grimaldi & Martinez-Delclos, 2013 Albian, Alava amber, Escucha Formation (Spanish amber)
  • S. soosiSzabó, Brazidec & Perrichot, 2022 ^[2] Santonian, Ajka Coal Formation, Hungary
• † Spathopria Engel, Ortega-Blanco & Grimaldi in Engel, Ortega-Blanco, Soriano, Grimaldi & Martinez-Delclos, 2013
  • S. sayrevillensisEngel, Ortega-Blanco & Grimaldi in Engel, Ortega-Blanco, Soriano, Grimaldi & Martinez-Delclos, 2013 Turonian, New Jersey amber
• † Diaspathion Engel and Huang, 2015 ^[5]
  • D. ortegaiEngel and Huang, 2015 Cenomanian, Burmese amber
• † Diameneura Santer and Álvarez-Parra, 2022 ^[3]
  • D. marveniSanter and Álvarez-Parra, 2022 late Albian, Spanish amber

References

1. Engel; Ortega-Blanco; Soriano; Grimaldi; Martinez-Delclos (2013). "A new lineage of enigmatic diaprioid wasps in Cretaceous amber (Hymenoptera, Diaprioidea)" (PDF). American Museum Novitates (3771): 1–23. doi:10.1206/3771.2. hdl:2246/6423. S2CID   54853553.
2. Szabó, Márton; Brazidec, Manuel; Perrichot, Vincent; Szenti, Imre; Kukovecz, Ákos; Ősi, Attila (November 2022). "A unique record of the Late Cretaceous of East-Central Europe: The first fossil wasps (Hymenoptera: Bethylidae, Spathiopterygidae) from the ajkaite amber (Bakony Mts., western Hungary)". Cretaceous Research. 139 105314. doi: 10.1016/j.cretres.2022.105314 . hdl: 10831/89765 .
3. Santer, Maxime; Álvarez-Parra, Sergio; Nel, André; Peñalver, Enrique; Delclòs, Xavier (2022-05-01). "New insights into the enigmatic Cretaceous family Spathiopterygidae (Hymenoptera: Diaprioidea)". Cretaceous Research. 133 105128. doi: 10.1016/j.cretres.2021.105128 . hdl: 2445/182542 . ISSN   0195-6671.
4. Krogmann, Lars; Azar, Dany; Rajaei, Hossein; Nel, André (April 2016). "Mymaropsis baabdaensis sp. n. from Lower Cretaceous Lebanese amber – the earliest spathiopterygid wasp and the first female known for the family". Comptes Rendus Palevol. 15 (5): 483–487. doi: 10.1016/j.crpv.2015.11.002 . ISSN   1631-0683.
5. Engel, Michael S.; Huang, Diying; Azar, Dany; Nel, André; Davis, Steven R.; Alvarado, Mabel; Breitkreuz, Laura C.V. (February 2015). "The wasp family Spathiopterygidae in mid-Cretaceous amber from Myanmar (Hymenoptera: Diaprioidea)". Comptes Rendus Palevol. 14 (2): 95–100. doi:10.1016/j.crpv.2014.11.002. ISSN   1631-0683.