''Khutelchalcis'' is an extinct genus of
chalcid wasp
Chalcid wasps (, , for their metallic colour) are insects within the superfamily Chalcidoidea, part of the order Hymenoptera. The superfamily contains some 22,500 known species, and an estimated total diversity of more than 500,000 species, me ...
, it is the only member of the family Khutelchalcididae.
It is only known from a single species, (''Khutelchalcis gobiensis'') described from the Early Cretaceous
Tsagaantsav Formation of Mongolia.
[A. P. Rasnitsyn, H. H. Basibuyuk, and D. L. J. Quicke. 2004. A basal chalcidoid (Insecta: Hymenoptera) from the earliest Cretaceous or latest Jurassic of Mongolia. ''Insect Systematics & Evolution'' 35:123-135]
References
Chalcidoidea
Prehistoric Hymenoptera genera
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