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An extinct species of parasitic wasp dating back nearly 99 million years was found preserved in amber, according to researchers.

Cuckoo wasps and bethylid wasps are modern-day parasitoids within the same superfamily, Chrysidoidea, according to the paper. A unique pattern of veins in the hind wing of the extinct S.

Its abdomen is unlike that of any known insect, according to the paper. Cuckoo wasps and bethylid wasps are modern-day parasitoids within the same superfamily, Chrysidoidea, according to the paper.