Maimetshidae is an extinct family of

wasps A wasp is any insect of the narrow-waisted suborder Apocrita of the order Hymenoptera which is neither a bee nor an ant; this excludes the broad-waisted sawflies (Symphyta), which look somewhat like wasps, but are in a separate suborder. Th ...

, known from the

Cretaceous The Cretaceous ( ) is a geological period that lasted from about 145 to 66 million years ago (Mya). It is the third and final period of the Mesozoic Era, as well as the longest. At around 79 million years, it is the longest geological period of ...

period.M. S. Engel. 2016
A new genus and species of maimetshid wasps in Lebanese Early Cretaceous amber (Hymenoptera: Maimetshidae).
''Novitates Paleoentomologicae'' 18:1-14 While originally considered relatives of

Megalyridae Megalyroidea is a small hymenopteran superfamily of wasps that includes a single family, Megalyridae, with eight extant genera (plus around a dozen extinct ones) and 49 described species. Modern megalyrids are found primarily in the southern hemi ...

, they are now considered to probably be close relatives of

Trigonalidae Trigonalidae (the spelling Trigonalyidae is incorrect under Article 29.5 of the ICZN,ICZN Code
29.5. Maintena ...

Subdivisions

* Subfamily † Maimetshinae Rasnitsyn 1975 ** Tribe † Ahiromaimetshini Engel 2016 ***'' Ahiromaimetsha'' Perrichot et al. 2011

Lebanese amber Lebanese amber is fossilized resin found in Lebanon and southwest Syria. It dates back approximately 130-125 million years to the Barremian of the Early Cretaceous. It formed on what was then the northern coast of Gondwana, believed to be a tropic ...

, Early Cretaceous (

Barremian The Barremian is an age in the geologic timescale (or a chronostratigraphic stage) between 129.4 ± 1.5 Ma ( million years ago) and 121.4 ± 1.0 Ma). It is a subdivision of the Early Cretaceous Epoch (or Lower Cretaceous Series). It is pre ...

) ***'' Turgonaliscus'' Engel 2016

Weald Clay Weald Clay or the Weald Clay Formation is a Lower Cretaceous sedimentary rock unit underlying areas of South East England, between the North and South Downs, in an area called the Weald Basin. It is the uppermost unit of the Wealden Group of ro ...

, United Kingdom, Early Cretaceous (Barremian) ***'' Turgonalus'' Rasnitsyn 1990 Turga Formation,

Zabaykalsky Krai Zabaykalsky Krai ( rus, Забайкальский край, r=Zabaikal'skii krai, p=zəbɐjˈkalʲskʲɪj kraj, lit. " Transbaikal krai"; bua, Yбэр Байгалай хизаар, Uber Baigalai Xizaar) is a federal subject of Russia (a krai ...

, Russia, Early Cretaceous (

Aptian The Aptian is an age in the geologic timescale or a stage in the stratigraphic column. It is a subdivision of the Early or Lower Cretaceous Epoch or Series and encompasses the time from 121.4 ± 1.0 Ma to 113.0 ± 1.0 Ma (million years ag ...

) ** Tribe † Maimetshini Rasnitsyn 1975 ***'' Afrapia'' Rasnitsyn and Brothers 2009

Orapa Orapa is a town located in the Central District of Botswana. It is the site of the Orapa diamond mine, the largest diamond-producing mine in the world, and is considered to be the diamond capital of the country. Nearby is another kimberlite min ...

, Botswana, Late Cretaceous (

Turonian The Turonian is, in the ICS' geologic timescale, the second age in the Late Cretaceous Epoch, or a stage in the Upper Cretaceous Series. It spans the time between 93.9 ± 0.8 Ma and 89.8 ± 1 Ma (million years ago). The Turonian is preceded ...

) ***'' Afromaimetsha'' Rasnitsyn and Brothers 2009 Orapa, Botswana, Late Cretaceous (Turonian) ***'' Ahstemiam'' McKellar and Engel 2011

Canadian amber Canadians (french: Canadiens) are people identified with the country of Canada. This connection may be residential, legal, historical or cultural. For most Canadians, many (or all) of these connections exist and are collectively the source of ...

, Late Cretaceous (

Campanian The Campanian is the fifth of six ages of the Late Cretaceous Epoch on the geologic timescale of the International Commission on Stratigraphy (ICS). In chronostratigraphy, it is the fifth of six stages in the Upper Cretaceous Series. Campani ...

) ***'' Andyrossia'' Rasnitsyn and Jarzembowski 2000 Weald Clay, United Kingdom, Early Cretaceous (Barremian) ***'' Burmaimetsha'' Perrichot 2013

Burmese amber Burmese amber, also known as Burmite or Kachin amber, is amber from the Hukawng Valley in northern Myanmar. The amber is dated to around 100 million years ago, during the latest Albian to earliest Cenomanian ages of the mid-Cretaceous period. ...

, Myanmar, Cretaceous (

Albian The Albian is both an age of the geologic timescale and a stage in the stratigraphic column. It is the youngest or uppermost subdivision of the Early/Lower Cretaceous Epoch/ Series. Its approximate time range is 113.0 ± 1.0 Ma to 100.5 ± ...

- Cenomanian) ***'' Cretogonalys'' Rasnitsyn 1977

Taimyr amber Taymyr or Taimyr may refer to: Places *Taymyr Peninsula, a peninsula in Siberia * Taymyr Gulf * Taymyra, a river in the Taymyr Peninsula * Lake Taymyr * Taymyr Island, an island in the Kara Sea *Taymyr Autonomous Okrug, a former federal subject of ...

, Russia, Late Creaceous (Cenomanian) ***'' Guyotemaimetsha'' Perrichot et al. 2004 French amber (incl. Charentese amber), Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian) ***'' Iberomaimetsha'' Ortega-Blanco et al. 2011

Spanish amber Spanish might refer to: * Items from or related to Spain: **Spaniards are a nation and ethnic group indigenous to Spain **Spanish language, spoken in Spain and many Latin American countries **Spanish cuisine Other places * Spanish, Ontario, Cana ...

Escucha Formation The Escucha Formation is a geological formation in La Rioja and Teruel provinces of northeastern Spain whose strata date back to the late Aptian to middle Albian stages of the Early Cretaceous. Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have bee ...

, Spain, Early Cretaceous (

) Taimyr amber, Russia, Late Creaceous (

Santonian The Santonian is an age in the geologic timescale or a chronostratigraphic stage. It is a subdivision of the Late Cretaceous Epoch or Upper Cretaceous Series. It spans the time between 86.3 ± 0.7 mya (million years ago) and 83.6 ± 0.7 mya. ...

) ***''

Maimetsha ''Maimetsha arctica'' is an extinct genus of wasp which existed during the Cretaceous period, and the only species in the genus ''Maimetsha''. References Stephanoidea Prehistoric Hymenoptera genera † A dagger, obelisk, or obelus i ...

'' Rasnitsyn 1975 Taimyr amber, Russia, Late Creaceous (Santonian) ***'' Maimetshasia'' Perrichot 2013 Burmese amber, Myanmar, Cretaceous (Albian-Cenomanian) ***'' Maimetshorapia'' Rasnitsyn and Brothers 2009 Orapa, Botswana, Late Cretaceous (Turonian) * Subfamily †Zorophratrinae Engel 2016 ** '' Zorophratra'' Engel 2016 Lebanese amber, Early Cretaceous (Barremian)

References

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