Spathiopterygidae

Spathiopterygidae is an extinct family of small parasitic wasps, known from the Cretaceous (Barremian to Santonian) of Laurasia and Northern Gondwana.^[1][2] They are suggested to be members of Diaprioidea, in part due to their similarly reduced wing venation. Some members of the group reduced or lost the hindwings entirely.^[3]

Spathiopterygidae Temporal range: Barremian–Santonian PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Specimen of Spathiopteryx soosi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Superfamily:	Diaprioidea
Family:	†Spathiopterygidae Engel & Ortega-Blanco in Engel, Ortega-Blanca, Soriano, Grimaldi & Martinez-Delclos, 2013
Genera
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Genera

• †Myamaropsis Engel & Ortega-Blanco in Engel, Ortega-Blanco, Soriano, Grimaldi & Martinez-Delclos, 2013
  • M. baabdaensis Krogmann et al. 2016 Barremian, Lebanese amber^[4]
  • M. turolensis Engel & Ortega-Blanco in Engel, Ortega-Blanco, Soriano, Grimaldi & Martinez-Delclos, 2013 Albian, San Just amber, Escucha Formation (Spanish amber)
• †Spathiopteryx Engel & Ortega-Blanco in Engel, Ortega-Blanco, Soriano, Grimaldi & Martinez-Delclos, 2013
  • S. alavarommopsis Engel, Ortega-Blanco & Grimaldi in Engel, Ortega-Blanco, Soriano, Grimaldi & Martinez-Delclos, 2013 Albian, Alava amber, Escucha Formation (Spanish amber)
  • S. soosi Szabó, Brazidec & Perrichot, 2022^[2] Santonian, Ajka Coal Formation, Hungary
• †Spathopria Engel, Ortega-Blanco & Grimaldi in Engel, Ortega-Blanco, Soriano, Grimaldi & Martinez-Delclos, 2013
  • S. sayrevillensis Engel, Ortega-Blanco & Grimaldi in Engel, Ortega-Blanco, Soriano, Grimaldi & Martinez-Delclos, 2013 Turonian, New Jersey amber
• †Diaspathion Engel and Huang, 2015 ^[5]
  • D. ortegai Engel and Huang, 2015 Cenomanian, Burmese amber
• †Diameneura Santer and Álvarez-Parra, 2022^[3]
  • D. marveni Santer and Álvarez-Parra, 2022 late Albian, Spanish amber