Metapelma archetypon
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Metapelmatidae |
| Genus: | Metapelma |
| Species: | †M. archetypon
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| †Metapelma archetypon Gibson, 2009
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Metapelma archetypon is an
fossil record.[1]
History and classification
Metapelma archetypon is known only from one fossil, the holotype, number "AMNH BaJWJ-407", which is a single female specimen preserved, along with a spider, in a nearly rectangular amber block 13 by 11 millimetres (0.51 by 0.43 in) in size. The block is currently residing in the
paleoentomology collections in New York City, USA.[1] M. archetypon was first studied by Gary A. P. Gibson with his 2009 type description being published in the journal ZooKeys.[1] The specific epithet "archetypon" was designated by Gary Gibson from the Greek ἀρχέτυπον (archetypon) which translates as "original" or "model". This is in reference to the similarity of the head and hind leg structure similarity between the extinct and extant species.[1]
Description
The holotype of Metapelma archetypon is 7.7 millimetres (0.30 in) in length when the
wood-boring beetles.[1]
References
- ^ doi:10.3897/zookeys.20.161. Archived from the originalon 2010-09-22. Retrieved 2010-03-30.
- PMID 19570786.