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]
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Genus: | †Elektroepyris Perrichot & Nel, 2008
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Species: | †E. magnificus
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†Elektroepyris magnificus Perrichot & Nel, 2008
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References
edit- ^ "Elektroepyris magnificus Perrichot & Nel, 2008". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2023-01-13.
- ^ "Fossilworks: Elektroepyris magnificus". www.fossilworks.org. Retrieved 2023-01-13.
- ^ "The oldest representative of the extant genus Epyris in the Lowermost Eocene amber of France". www.biotaxa.org. Retrieved 2023-01-13.