Unveiling ancient diversity of long-tailed wasps (Hymenoptera: Megalyridae): new taxa from Cretaceous Kachin and Taimyr ambers and their phylogenetic affinities

The Megalyridae are a small family of parasitoid wasps comprising eight extant genera (71 species) and six extinct genera (13 species). Here, we report eight new species from Late Cretaceous Kachin (Myanmar) and Taimyr (Russia) ambers; the family is recorded for the first time from the latter. †Cret...

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Main Authors: Manuel Brazidec, Lars Vilhelmsen, Brendon E. Boudinot, Adrian Richter, Jörg U. Hammel, Evgeny E. Perkovsky, Yong Fan, Zhen Wang, Qiong Wu, Bo Wang, Vincent Perrichot
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Senckenberg Gesellschaft für Naturforschung 2024-03-01
Series:Arthropod Systematics & Phylogeny
Online Access:https://arthropod-systematics.arphahub.com/article/111148/download/pdf/