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Polysphincta
Description | Polysphincta is a genus belonging to the family Ichneumonidae subfamily Pimplinae. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polysphincta, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Rank | genus | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Hymenoptera : Ichneumonidae : Polysphincta | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Scientific Name | Polysphincta Gravenhorst, 1829 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Name Published In | Icheum. Europ., 1, Conspectus | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Status (PBDB) | extant | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Extant Size (PBDB) | 1 (20%) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 37.2 - 33.9 Ma Paleogene | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Environment | terrestrial (based on Insecta) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Motility | actively mobile (based on Arthropoda) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taphonomy | chitin (based on Insecta) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Primary Reference (PBDB) | J. L. C. Gravenhorst. 1829. Ichneumonologia Europaea, Pars III, Continens Pimplas, Metopios, Bassos, Banchos, Ophiones, Hellwigias, Acaenitas, Xoridas, et Supplementa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polysphincta |
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Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Polysphincta albipes species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Polysphincta areolaris species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Polysphincta asiatica species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Polysphincta atavina species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Polysphincta boops species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Polysphincta braucheri species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Polysphincta burgessii species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Polysphincta californiensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Polysphincta crosbyi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Polysphincta dizardi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Polysphincta elongata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Polysphincta gutfreundi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Polysphincta inundata ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 37.2 Ma Eocene | 37.2 Ma Eocene | |
Polysphincta janzeni species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Polysphincta koebelei species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Polysphincta latistriata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Polysphincta longa species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Polysphincta mascoi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Polysphincta mortuaria ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 37.2 Ma Eocene | 37.2 Ma Eocene | |
Polysphincta naranjae species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Polysphincta petrorum ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 37.2 Ma Eocene | 37.2 Ma Eocene | |
Polysphincta punctigaster species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Polysphincta purcelli species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Polysphincta rufipes species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Polysphincta saxea species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Polysphincta shabui species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Polysphincta statzi ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 28.1 Ma Oligocene | 28.1 Ma Oligocene | |
Polysphincta thoracica species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Polysphincta tuberosa species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Polysphincta venator species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Polysphincta vexator species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1829 | Polysphincta Gravenhorst p. 112 |
1921 | Polysphincta Cockerell p. 9 |
1936 | Polysphincta Statz p. 270 |
1992 | Polysphincta Carpenter |
2014 | Polysphincta Wahl |
References
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!