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Sepulcidae
Sepulcidae is an extinct family of stem sawflies in the order Hymenoptera. The family is known primarily from late Mesozoic fossils found in 1968 in Transbaikalia. The insects were distant relatives of modern sawflies and are part of the living superfamily Cephoidea. The genus ''Sepulca'' was identified by Alexandr Pavlovich Rasnitsyn. It was named by his colleague and a science-fiction author Kirill Eskov after fictional entities called ''sepulki'', found in Stanisław Lem's '' The Star Diaries'' and ''Observation on the Spot''. The relation to Lem's ''sepulki'' is understandable in both Polish and Russian, but their English translation obscures their association with ancient insects as they are translated as ''Scrupts'' in English editions of Lem's novels. Genera These 17 genera belong to the family Sepulcidae: * Subfamily Sepulcinae Rasnitsyn, 1968 ** † ''Sepulca'' Rasnitsyn, 1968 ** † ''Sepulenia'' Rasnitsyn, 1968 * Subfamily Parapamphiliinae Rasnitsyn, 1968 ** ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexandr Pavlovich Rasnitsyn
Alexandr Pavlovich Rasnitsyn (Russian: Александр Павлович Расницын) is a Russian entomologist, expert in palaeoentomology, and Honored Scientist of the Russian Federation (2001). His scientific interests are centered on the palaeontology, phylogeny, and taxonomy of hymenopteran insects and insects in general. He has also studied broader biological problems such as evolutionary theory, the principles of phylogenetics, taxonomy, nomenclature, and palaeoecology. He has published over 300 articles and books in several languages. In August 2008 he was awarded the Distinguished Research Medal of the International Society of Hymenopterists. Biography Alexandr Rasnitsyn was born on 24 September 1936 in Moscow. As a schoolboy Alex was active in the Society of Young Biologists at the Moscow Zoo. In 1955 he became a student at the Biological Faculty of the Moscow State University and in 1960 he graduated with honors from the Department of Entomology. His Master ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cephoidea
Cephoidea is a small superfamily within the Symphyta, commonly referred to as stem sawflies, containing some 100 species in 10 genera in the living family, Cephidae, plus another 17 genera in the extinct family Sepulcidae. Most species occur in the Northern Hemisphere, especially in Eurasia. The larvae are stem borers in various plants, especially grasses, but sometimes other herbaceous plants, shrubs, or trees. A few are pests of cereal grains (e.g. ''Cephus cinctus'', which attacks wheat). They are exceptionally slender for symphytans, often resembling other types of wasps, and they are the only Symphyta which lack cenchri. They are sometimes postulated to be the sister taxon to the Apocrita, though the Orussidae The Orussidae or the parasitic wood wasps represent a small family of sawflies (" Symphyta"). Currently, about 93 extant and four fossil species are known. They take a key position in phylogenetic analyses of Hymenoptera, because they form the s ... are more common ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stem Sawflies
Cephoidea is a small superfamily within the Symphyta, commonly referred to as stem sawflies, containing some 100 species in 10 genera in the living family, Cephidae, plus another 17 genera in the extinct family Sepulcidae. Most species occur in the Northern Hemisphere, especially in Eurasia. The larvae are stem borers in various plants, especially grasses, but sometimes other herbaceous plants, shrubs, or trees. A few are pests of cereal grains (e.g. ''Cephus cinctus'', which attacks wheat). They are exceptionally slender for symphytans, often resembling other types of wasps, and they are the only Symphyta which lack cenchri. They are sometimes postulated to be the sister taxon to the Apocrita, though the Orussidae The Orussidae or the parasitic wood wasps represent a small family of sawflies (" Symphyta"). Currently, about 93 extant and four fossil species are known. They take a key position in phylogenetic analyses of Hymenoptera, because they form the s ... are more common ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sepulca
''Sepulca'' is an extinct genus of stem sawflies in the family Sepulcidae. The genus ''Sepulca'' was identified by Alexandr Pavlovich Rasnitsyn. It was named by his colleague and a science-fiction author Kirill Eskov after fictional entities called '' sepulki'', found in Stanisław Lem's ''The Star Diaries , image = File:TheStarDiaries.jpg , caption = First edition , author = Stanisław Lem , translator = ''English:'' Michael Kandel , illustrator = Stanisław Lem , cover_artist = Marian Stachurski , country = Poland , language = Polish, Engl ...'' and '' Observation on the Spot''. The relation to Lem's ''sepulki'' is understandable in both Polish and Russian, but their English translation obscures their association with ancient insects as they are translated as ''Scrupts'' in English editions of Lem's novels. ''Sepulca'' includes two species, as well as a number of subspecies. Rasnitsyn A.P. Sepulcidae and origin of Cephidae (Hymenoptera: Cephoidea). In: Tobias V.I. (e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sepulenia
''Sepulenia'' is an extinct genus of stem sawflies in the family Sepulcidae. There is one described species in ''Sepulenia'', ''S. syricta''. The genus was identified by Alexandr Pavlovich Rasnitsyn. It was named after fictional things called '' sepulki'', found in Stanisław Lem's ''The Star Diaries , image = File:TheStarDiaries.jpg , caption = First edition , author = Stanisław Lem , translator = ''English:'' Michael Kandel , illustrator = Stanisław Lem , cover_artist = Marian Stachurski , country = Poland , language = Polish, Engl ...'' and '' Observation on the Spot'' The name of the species is literally translated as "sepuling with whistle". Каракоз Роман. Где живут сепульки: двух видах палеонтологических перепончатокрылых — Sepulka mirabilis и Sepulenia syricta// Новая интересная газета (Киев). — 2004. — № 1. — С. 5. — (Блок Z: Просто ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prosyntexis
''Prosyntexis'' is an extinct genus of stem sawflies in the family Sepulcidae. There are at least four described species in ''Prosyntexis''. The species ''Prosyntexis okhotensis'' and ''Prosyntexis gobiensis'' were formerly included in the genus '' Trematothorax''. Species These four species belong to the genus ''Prosyntexis'': * † ''Prosyntexis gobiensis'' (Rasnitsyn, 1993) - Dzun-Bain Formation, Aptian * † ''Prosyntexis gouleti'' Sharkey, 1990 - Crato Formation, Aptian * † ''Prosyntexis montsecensis'' Rasnitsyn & Ansorge, 2000 La Pedrera de Rúbies Formation, Barremian * † ''Prosyntexis okhotensis'' (Rasnitsyn, 1993) - Ola Formation, Campanian The Campanian is the fifth of six ages of the Late Cretaceous Epoch on the geologic timescale of the International Commission on Stratigraphy (ICS). In chronostratigraphy, it is the fifth of six stages in the Upper Cretaceous Series. Campanian s ... References Sawflies {{cretaceous-insect-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sepulki
Sepulkas, also renditioned as sepulcas, and called scrupts in English translation,"Scrupts" at the FAQ page of Lem's official website are unclearly defined fictional objects found in works of Polish writer , '''' and '' Observation on the Spot''. A fictional encyclopedia lists them as "objects used for sepuling". < ...
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