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Megalodontesidae Konow, 1897

109094  (urn:lsid:irmng.org:taxname:109094)

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Praesiricidae Rasnitsyn, 1968 † · unaccepted (currently accepted as subfamily)

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Taxonomic remark Homonym of Megalodontidae (Mollusca), spelling amended to Megalodontesidae by ICZN Opinion 1829, 1996. Includes...  
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]
IRMNG (2025). Megalodontesidae Konow, 1897. Accessed at: https://www.irmng.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=109094 on 2025-04-18
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2010-11-02 23:00:00Z
created
2011-12-31 23:00:00Z
changed
2024-12-21 18:19:59Z
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Jealous, Iestyn

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] 
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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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