Maimetshidae

Maimetshidae
Temporal range: Cretaceous
Male of Guyotemaimetsha enigmatica
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Suborder: Apocrita
Superfamily: Trigonaloidea
Family: †Maimetshidae
Rasnitsyn, 1975

Maimetshidae is an extinct family of wasps, known from the Cretaceous period. While originally considered relatives of Megalyridae, they are now considered to probably be close relatives of Trigonalidae.

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