New Fossil Heloridae and Mesoserphidae Wasps (Insecta, Hymenoptera, Proctotrupoidea) from the Middle Jurassic of China | Zendy

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New Fossil Heloridae and Mesoserphidae Wasps (Insecta, Hymenoptera, Proctotrupoidea) from the Middle Jurassic of China

Author(s) -

Chungkun Shih,

Hua Feng,

Dong Ren

Publication year - 2011

Publication title -

annals of the entomological society of america

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.671

H-Index - 72

eISSN - 1938-2901

pISSN - 0013-8746

DOI - 10.1603/an10194

Subject(s) - biology , subfamily , hymenoptera , china , genus , inner mongolia , ecology , zoology , paleontology , archaeology , geography , biochemistry , gene

One new genus with a new species assigned to the subfamily Mesohelorinae in the Heloridae, Archaeohelorus hoi, gen. et sp. nov., and two new genera with four new species assigned to the subfamily Mesoserphinae in the Mesoserphidae—Sinoserphus wui gen. et sp. nov.; Sinoserphus shihae, sp. nov.; Sinoserphus lillianae, sp. nov.; and Yanliaoserphus jurassicus, gen. et sp. nov.—are described from the Middle Jurassic Jiulongshan Formation of Inner Mongolia, China. Here, we document the earliest fossil records hitherto of helorid and mesoserphid wasps, extending their existence to the Middle Jurassic. It is proposed that Heloridae and Mesoserphidae might have originated from northeastern China. Morphological changes of their antennae, wing venation, and metasoma based on current knowledge are discussed.

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