Elektroepyris is an extinct genus of wasp within the family Bethylidae containing a single species, Elektroepyris magnificus.[1] It lived in the lower Eocene, with the type locality being from the Oise amber, Le Quesnoy located in France.[2][3]

Elektroepyris
Temporal range: 55.8–48.6 Ma
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Elektroepyris

Perrichot & Nel, 2008
Species:
E. magnificus
Binomial name
Elektroepyris magnificus
Perrichot & Nel, 2008

References edit

  1. ^ "Elektroepyris magnificus Perrichot & Nel, 2008". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2023-01-13.
  2. ^ "Fossilworks: Elektroepyris magnificus". www.fossilworks.org. Retrieved 2023-01-13.
  3. ^ "The oldest representative of the extant genus Epyris in the Lowermost Eocene amber of France". www.biotaxa.org. Retrieved 2023-01-13.