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Mesostenus
Description | Mesostenus is a genus of ichneumon wasps in the family Ichneumonidae. There are at least 50 described species in Mesostenus. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mesostenus, 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 : Mesostenus | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Scientific Name | Mesostenus Gravenhorst, 1829 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Name Published In | Gravenhorst, Johann L. C. 1829. Ichneumonologia Europaea. Leop. Voss, Vratislaviae. Vol. 2: 1-990. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extant | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Extant Size (PBDB) | 1 (50%) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 II, Continens Tryphones, Trogos, Alomyas et Cryptos | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mesostenus |
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Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Mesostenus 8-cinctus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Mesostenus albinotatus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Mesostenus alvarengae species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Mesostenus americanus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Mesostenus angustus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Mesostenus ater species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Mesostenus aureli species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Mesostenus azerbajdzhanicus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Mesostenus clitellatus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Mesostenus curvipes species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Mesostenus cuzcensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Mesostenus eisenii species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Mesostenus euoplus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Mesostenus fidalgoi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Mesostenus funebris species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Mesostenus grammicus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Mesostenus gravenhorstii species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Mesostenus grenadensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Mesostenus hypsipylaphagous species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Mesostenus insularis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Mesostenus kozlovi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Mesostenus lanarius species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Mesostenus leucozonatus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Mesostenus liogaster species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Mesostenus longicaudis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Mesostenus melanurus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Mesostenus modestus ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 37.2 Ma Eocene | 37.2 Ma Eocene | |
Mesostenus modicus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Mesostenus nepomis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Mesostenus obtusus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Mesostenus opuntiae species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Mesostenus penetralis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Mesostenus pertenuis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Mesostenus pluvialis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Mesostenus rufalbator species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Mesostenus ruficoxis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Mesostenus rufipes species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Mesostenus rufoniger species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Mesostenus rufotinctus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Mesostenus schmiedeknechti species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Mesostenus sicarius species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Mesostenus subandinus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Mesostenus suigensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Mesostenus terani species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Mesostenus thoracicus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Mesostenus townesi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Mesostenus transfuga species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Mesostenus tricarinatus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Mesostenus truncatidens species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Mesostenus turcator species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Mesostenus tyemporalis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Mesostenus versicolor species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Mesostenus xerobates species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Mesostenus xestus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Mesostenus yacochuyae species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1829 | Mesostenus Gravenhorst p. 750 |
1992 | Mesostenus Carpenter |
2014 | Mesostenus Wahl |
2017 | Mesostenus Santos |
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!