Temnogynidae

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Temnogynidae
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Top left: lateral view of head and pronotum of † Temnogyna elegans
Top right: dorsal view of anterior part of metasoma of †Temnogyna aff. elegans, male
Bottom left: fore and hindwing of †Temnogyna elegans
Bottom right: dorsal view of anterior part of metasoma of † Rhapidogyna elongata
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Superfamily: Apoidea
Family:† Temnogynidae
Rosa & Melo, 2024 [1]
Genera

Temnogynidae is an extinct family of apoid wasps, found only in Burmese amber. The family was erected in 2024 with two genera. [1] [2] One of the genera was initially given the same name as a genus of spiders, Rhabdogyna . This name was later replaced by Rhapidogyna . [3]

References

  1. 1 2 "†family Temnogynidae Rosa and Melo 2024 (apoid wasp)", Paleobiology Database, retrieved 2024-01-24
  2. ↑ Rosa, B.B. & Melo, G.A.R. (2024), "Temnogynidae fam. nov., a new fossil family of apoid wasps from the mid-Cretaceous (Hymenoptera, Apoidea)", Revista Brasileira de Entomologia, 68 (e20240031), doi: 10.1590/1806-9665-rbent-2024-0031
  3. ↑ "†Rhapidogyna Rosa and Melo 2024 (apoid wasp)", Paleobiology Database, retrieved 2024-01-24


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