Aptenoperissus
| Aptenoperissus Temporal range: Cenomanian | |
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| Aprenoperissus burmanicus holotype | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Superfamily: | Ceraphronoidea |
| Family: | Aptenoperissidae |
| Genus: | Aptenoperissus |
| Species: | A. burmanicus |
| Binomial name | |
| Aprenoperissus burmanicus | |
Aptenoperissus is a genus of extinct wasp with a single described species Aprenoperissus burmanicus and placed into the monotypic family Aptenoperissidae. The species looks somewhat like a mix between a grasshopper, an ant, and a wasp. It was described by a group of researchers from Oregon State University in a paper released online in October 2016.[1] The piece of 100 million year old amber that it was preserved in was found in the Hukawng Valley of Myanmar in Southern Asia. A new family, Aptenoperissidae, was described to accommodate this insect.[2]
References
- ↑ Williams, Kale (October 11, 2016). "Oregon State researchers discover ancient wingless wasp species encased in prehistoric amber". The Oregonian/OregonLive. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
- ↑ Rasnitsyn, A.P.; Poinar, George; Brown, Alex E. (2017). "Bizzare wingless parasitic wasp from mid-Cretaceous Burmese amber (Hymenoptera, Ceraphronoidea, Aptenoperissidae fam. nov.)". Cretaceous Research. 69: 113–118. doi:10.1016/j.cretres.2016.09.003. ISSN 0195-6671.
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