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: | |
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| Specimen of Spathiopteryx soosi | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| 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
- †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