IRMNG taxon details
basis of record
ICZN. (1996). Opinion 1829. Megalodontidae Konow, 1897 (Insecta, Hymenoptera): spelling emended to Megalodontesidae, so removing the homonymy with Megalodontidae Morris & Lycett, 1853 (Mollusca, Bivalvia). <em>Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature.</em> 53(1): 66-67., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12250253 [details]
additional source
Wang, M.; Rasnitsyn, A. P.; Li, H.; Shih, C.; Sharkey, M. J.; Ren, D. (2015). Phylogenetic analyses elucidate the inter-relationships of Pamphilioidea (Hymenoptera, Symphyta). <em>Cladistics.</em> 32(3): 239-260., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/cla.12129 note: includes former Praesiricidae as a subfamily, refer note [details]
current name source
ICZN. (1996). Opinion 1829. Megalodontidae Konow, 1897 (Insecta, Hymenoptera): spelling emended to Megalodontesidae, so removing the homonymy with Megalodontidae Morris & Lycett, 1853 (Mollusca, Bivalvia). <em>Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature.</em> 53(1): 66-67., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12250253 [details]
extant flag source
Parker, S.P. (ed). (1982). Synopsis and Classification of Living Organisms. McGraw-Hill, New York. 2 volumes. [details]
original description
(of Praesiricidae Rasnitsyn, 1968 †) Rasnitsyn, A. P. (1968). Новые мезозойские пилильщики (Hymenoptera, Symphyta) [New Mesozoic sawflies (Hymenoptera, Symphyta)]. Pp. 190-236. In: Rohdendorf, B. B. (ed.) Юрской Насекомые Каратау [Jurassic insects of Karatau]. Izdatelstvo “Nauka”, Moscow, 252 pp., 25 pls., available online at http://paleoentomology.ru/publ/books/karatau-1968.pdf [details]
Unreviewed
Descriptive info Ants/bees/wasps, terrestrial (Parker) [details]
Taxonomic remark Homonym of Megalodontidae (Mollusca), spelling amended to Megalodontesidae by ICZN Opinion 1829, 1996. Includes Praesiricidae (as subfamily Praesiricinae), refer Wang, Rasnitsyn, Li, Shih, Sharkey & Ren, 2015 (Cladistics. 32(3): 239-260, in contrast to Wang, Rasnitsyn, Shih, Sharkey & Ren, 2015 ("2016") (Systematic Entomology, 41(1), 41-55), who previously (?) accepted Praesiricidae as a separate family. [details]
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