Praeaulacidae

Praeaulacidae is an extinct family of Mesozoic parasitic wasps in the suborder Evanioidea. It among the earliest known families of the group and is characterised by more complete wing venation in comparison to other members of the suborder. It has been found that Othniodellithidae is nested within Praeaulacidae via cladistic analysis.

Genera

Taxonomy according to Jouault et al, 2020
* †'' Albiogonalys'' Nel et al. 2003 Charentese amber, France, Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian)
*†subfamily Cretocleistogastrinae Rasnitsyn 1990
**†'' Cretocleistogaster'' Rasnitsyn 1975 Zaza Formation, Turga Formation, Russia, Early Cretaceous (Aptian)
**†'' Miniwestratia'' Rasnitsyn 1990 Dzun-Bain Formation, Mongolia, Aptian
**†'' Nanowestratia'' Rasnitsyn 1990, Zaza Formation, Russia, Aptian
**†'' Sinowestratia'' Zhang and Zheng 2000 Yixian Formation, China, Aptian
**†'' Westratia'' Jell and Duncan 1986 Tsagaantsav Formation/Barremian) Koonwarra fossil bed, Australia, Aptian Dzun-Bain Formation, Mongolia, Aptian Zaza Formation, Gidarinskaya Formation, Russia, Aptian
*†subfamily Nevaniinae Zhang and Rasnitsyn 2007
** †'' Eonevania'' Rasnitsyn and Zhang 2010 Daohugou, China, Middle Jurassic (Callovian)
** †'' Nevania'' Zhang and Rasnitsyn 2007 Daohugou, China, Callovian, Karabastau Formation, Kazakhstan, Late Jurassic
** †'' Rasnitsevania'' Jouault et al. 2020 Burmese amber, Myanmar, Cenomanian
* †subfamily Praeaulacinae Rasnitsyn 1972
** †'' Archaulacus'' Li et al. 2014 Daohugou, China, Callovian
** †'' Aulacogastrinus'' Rasnitsyn 1983 Daohugou, China, Callovian, Karabastau Formation, Kazakhstan, Callovian/Oxfordian
** †'' Eosaulacus'' Zhang and Rasnitsyn 2008 Daohugou, China, Callovian
** †'' Evanigaster'' Rasnitsyn 1972 Karabastau Formation, Kazakhstan, Callovian/Oxfordian
** †'' Evaniops'' Rasnitsyn 1972 Karabastau Formation, Kazakhstan, Callovian/Oxfordian
** †'' Gulgonga'' Oberprieler et al. 2012 Talbragar Fossil Bed, Australia, Late Jurassic (Tithonian)
** †'' Habraulacus'' Li et al. 2015 Burmese amber, Myanmar, Cenomanian
** †'' Praeaulacinus'' Rasnitsyn 1972 Karabastau Formation, Kazakhstan, Callovian/Oxfordian
** †'' Praeaulacites'' Rasnitsyn 1972 Karabastau Formation, Kazakhstan, Callovian/Oxfordian
** †'' Praeaulacon'' Rasnitsyn 1972 Daohugou, China, Callovian, Karabastau Formation, Kazakhstan, Callovian/Oxfordian
** †'' Praeaulacops'' Rasnitsyn 1972 Karabastau Formation, Kazakhstan, Callovian/Oxfordian
**†'' Praeaulacus'' Rasnitsyn 1972 Daohugou, China, Callovian, Karabastau Formation, Kazakhstan, Callovian/Oxfordian, Shar Teg, Mongolia, Tithonian
** ?†'' Sinaulacogastrinus'' Zhang and Rasnitsyn 2008 Daohugou, China, Callovian
** ?†'' Sinevania'' Rasnitsyn and Zhang 2010 Daohugou, China, Callovian
*†Family Othniodellithidae Engel and Huang, 2016 (found to be nested within Praeaulacidae by cladistic analysis)
**†'' Keradellitha'' Jouault, Maréchal, Wang & Perrichot, 2021 Burmese amber, Myanmar, Cenomanian
**†'' Othniodellitha'' Engel and Huang, 2016 Burmese amber, Myanmar, Cenomanian
**†'' Xenodellitha'' Engel, 2017, Burmese amber, Myanmar, Cenomanian

References

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Evanioidea
Prehistoric insect families