Temnogynidae
| 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 | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Superfamily: | Apoidea |
| Family: | † Rosa & Melo, 2024[1] |
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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
- ^ a b "†family Temnogynidae Rosa and Melo 2024 (apoid wasp)", Paleobiology Database, retrieved 2024-01-24
- ^ 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
- ^ "†Rhapidogyna Rosa and Melo 2024 (apoid wasp)", Paleobiology Database, retrieved 2024-01-24