Aptenoperissus Temporal range: Cenomanian | |
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An artist's illustration of Aprenoperissus burmanicus leaping upon a unsuspecting Ceratomyrmex ellenbergeri | |
A holotype of Aprenoperissus burmanicus | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hymenoptera |
Family: | †Aptenoperissidae Rasnitsyn et al., 2017 |
Genus: | †Aptenoperissus Rasnitsyn et al., 2017 |
Species: | †A. burmanicus |
Binomial name | |
†Aptenoperissus burmanicus Rasnitsyn et al., 2017 |
Aptenoperissus is a genus of extinct wasp with a single described species Aptenoperissus burmanicus and placed into the monotypic family Aptenoperissidae. The species resembles 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. 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.
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