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Khutelchalcis

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Khutelchalcis
Temporal range: 140.2–125.45 Ma
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Khutelchalcididae
Rasnitsyn et al., 2004
Genus: Khutelchalcis
Rasnitsyn et al., 2004
Type species
Khutelchalcis gobiensis
Rasnitsyn et al., 2004

Khutelchalcis is an extinct genus of chalcid wasp, it is the only member of the family Khutelchalcididae.[1][2] It is only known from a single species, (Khutelchalcis gobiensis) described from the Early Cretaceous Tsagaantsav Formation of Mongolia.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Khutelchalcididae" at the Encyclopedia of Life
  2. ^ "Khutelchalcididae". Paleobiology Database. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
  3. ^ A. P. Rasnitsyn, H. H. Basibuyuk, and D. L. J. Quicke. 2004. A basal chalcidoid (Insecta: Hymenoptera) from the earliest Cretaceous or latest Jurassic of Mongolia. Insect Systematics & Evolution 35:123-135