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Family of insects
Pelecinidae is a family of parasitic wasps in the
superfamily
Proctotrupoidea . It contains only one living genus,
Pelecinus , with three species known from the Americas. The earliest fossil species are known from the
Jurassic , and the group was highly diverse during the
Cretaceous .
[1] Members of Pelecinus are parasitic on larval beetles, flies,
green lacewings , and
sawflies .
[2]
Taxonomy
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Abropelecinus Feng et al. 2010
[3]
Yixian Formation , China, Early Cretaceous (
Aptian )
Burmese amber , Myanmar, Late Cretaceous (
Cenomanian )
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Brachypelecinus Guo et al. 2016
[4]
Burmese amber , Myanmar, Late Cretaceous (
Cenomanian )
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Henopelecinus Engel and Grimaldi 2006
[5] Engel and Grimaldi 2006
New Jersey amber , Late Cretaceous (
Turonian )
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Pelecinopteron Brues 1933
Baltic amber ,
Eocene
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Phasmatopelecinus Greenwalt and Engel 2014
Kishenehn Formation , Montana, Eocene (
Lutetian )
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Shoushida Liu et al. 2009
Yixian Formation , China, Early Cretaceous (
Aptian )
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Stelepelecinus Guo et al. 2016
Yixian Formation , China, Early Cretaceous (
Aptian )
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Zoropelecinus Engel and Grimaldi 2013
Burmese amber , Myanmar, Late Cretaceous (
Cenomanian )
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Allopelecinus Zhang and Rasnitsyn 2006
Laiyang Formation , China, Early Cretaceous (
Aptian )
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Archaeopelecinus Shih et al. 2009
Daohugou , China, Middle Jurassic (
Callovian )
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Azygopelecinus Feng et al. 2010
Yixian Formation , China, Early Cretaceous (
Aptian )
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Cathaypelecinus Shih et al. 2009
Daohugou , China, Middle Jurassic (
Callovian )
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Eopelecinus Zhang et al. 2002
Tsagaantsav Formation , Mongolia, Early Cretaceous (
Valanginian ) Laiyang Formation, Yixian Formation,
Jiufotang Formation , China, Early Cretaceous (Aptian),
Zaza Formation , Russia Early Cretaceous (Aptian),
Burmese amber , Myanmar, Late Cretaceous (
Cenomanian )
[1]
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Iscopinus Kozlov 1974
Zaza Formation , Russia Early Cretaceous (Aptian)
Ola Formation , Russia, Late Cretaceous (
Campanian )
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Megapelecinus Shih et al. 2010
Yixian Formation , China, Early Cretaceous (
Aptian )
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Praescopinus Rasnitsyn 2008,
Shar Teeg , Mongolia, Late Jurassic (
Tithonian )
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Scorpiopelecinus Zhang et al. 2002
Yixian Formation , China, Early Cretaceous (
Aptian )
Zaza Formation , Russia Early Cretaceous (Aptian)
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Sinopelecinus Zhang et al. 2002 Laiyang Formation, Yixian Formation, China, Early Cretaceous (Aptian)
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Protopelecinus Zhang and Rasnitsyn 2004
Dzun-Bain Formation , Mongolia Early Cretaceous (Aptian),
Zaza Formation , Russia Early Cretaceous (Aptian)
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