Cyanopterus is a genus of wasps in the family Braconidae. It is an extant genus but there is at least one fossil species from the Eocene of the United Kingdom.

Cyanopterus
Temporal range: Eocene–Recent
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Braconidae
Subfamily: Braconinae
Tribe: Braconini
Genus: Cyanopterus
Haliday, 1835
Species

Many, including:

  • Cyanopterus vectensis Cockerell 1921[1]

References

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  1. T. D. A. Cockerell. 1921. Fossil Arthropods in the British Museum, V. Oligocene Hymenoptera from the Isle of Wight. Annals & Magazine of Natural History, Series 9 7:1-25
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