Teyia is an extinct genus of alienopterid insect that lived in what is now Myanmar during the Cenomanian stage of the Late Cretaceous epoch.
Etymology The generic name Teyia derves from the Chinese word teyi, meaning bizarre. The specific epithet of the type species, Teyia branislav, is a stochastic combination of letters, while the specific epithet of the other species in the genus, Teyia huangi, honours Huang Yijen, who collected the type specimen of the species.
Palaeobiology
Life history During its nymph stage of life history, Teyia was myrmecomorphous; in other words, it was an ant mimic. In its adult stages, Teyia was a wasp mimic, resembling some taxa of large aculeate hymenopterans.
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