Notes on rhopalosomatid wasps of Dominican and Mexican amber (Hymenoptera: Rhopalosomatidae) with a description of the first fossil species of <i>Rhopalosoma</i> Cresson, 1865
<p>Rhopalosomatidae are a family of aculeate wasps that are ectoparasitoids of crickets as larvae and are predominantly distributed pantropically. The published fossil record of the family is scarce. Here, we report three new fossil rhopalosomatid wasp specimens from Dominican and Mexican ambe...
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| author | V. Lohrmann V. Lohrmann M. Ohl P. Michalik J. P. Pitts L. Jeanneau V. Perrichot |
| author_facet | V. Lohrmann V. Lohrmann M. Ohl P. Michalik J. P. Pitts L. Jeanneau V. Perrichot |
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| description | <p>Rhopalosomatidae are a family of aculeate wasps that are
ectoparasitoids of crickets as larvae and are predominantly distributed pantropically.
The published fossil record of the family is scarce. Here, we report three
new fossil rhopalosomatid wasp specimens from Dominican and Mexican amber.
<i>Rhopalosoma hispaniola</i> Lohrmann sp. nov. is described and documented
from Dominican amber by two separate inclusions – one of each sex. An
additional fossil female <i>Rhopalosoma</i> is described and documented
from Mexican amber but is not named due to the insufficient preservation of the
fossil. The new fossils, which are morphologically intermediate between
Townes' <i>isopus</i> and <i>poeyi</i> species groups, do not only
represent the first fossil records of an extant genus of this peculiar
family but also the first records of the family in Dominican and Mexican
amber.</p> |
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| spelling | doaj.art-480311e9721d4aed92b77647bb110bc82024-01-02T14:42:20ZengPensoft PublishersFossil Record2193-00662193-00742019-05-0122314410.5194/fr-22-31-2019Notes on rhopalosomatid wasps of Dominican and Mexican amber (Hymenoptera: Rhopalosomatidae) with a description of the first fossil species of <i>Rhopalosoma</i> Cresson, 1865V. Lohrmann0V. Lohrmann1M. Ohl2P. Michalik3J. P. Pitts4L. Jeanneau5V. Perrichot6Übersee-Museum Bremen, Bahnhofsplatz 13, 28195 Bremen, GermanyMuseum für Naturkunde, Leibniz-Institut für Evolutions- und Biodiversitätsforschung, Invalidenstraße 43, 10115 Berlin, GermanyMuseum für Naturkunde, Leibniz-Institut für Evolutions- und Biodiversitätsforschung, Invalidenstraße 43, 10115 Berlin, GermanyZoologisches Institut und Museum, University of Greifswald, Loitzer Str. 26, 17489 Greifswald, GermanyDepartment of Biology, Utah State University, 5305 Old Main Hill, Logan, UT 84322-5305, USAGéosciences Rennes, Univ. Rennes, CNRS, UMR 6118, 35000 Rennes, FranceGéosciences Rennes, Univ. Rennes, CNRS, UMR 6118, 35000 Rennes, France<p>Rhopalosomatidae are a family of aculeate wasps that are ectoparasitoids of crickets as larvae and are predominantly distributed pantropically. The published fossil record of the family is scarce. Here, we report three new fossil rhopalosomatid wasp specimens from Dominican and Mexican amber. <i>Rhopalosoma hispaniola</i> Lohrmann sp. nov. is described and documented from Dominican amber by two separate inclusions – one of each sex. An additional fossil female <i>Rhopalosoma</i> is described and documented from Mexican amber but is not named due to the insufficient preservation of the fossil. The new fossils, which are morphologically intermediate between Townes' <i>isopus</i> and <i>poeyi</i> species groups, do not only represent the first fossil records of an extant genus of this peculiar family but also the first records of the family in Dominican and Mexican amber.</p>https://www.foss-rec.net/22/31/2019/fr-22-31-2019.pdf |
| spellingShingle | V. Lohrmann V. Lohrmann M. Ohl P. Michalik J. P. Pitts L. Jeanneau V. Perrichot Notes on rhopalosomatid wasps of Dominican and Mexican amber (Hymenoptera: Rhopalosomatidae) with a description of the first fossil species of <i>Rhopalosoma</i> Cresson, 1865 Fossil Record |
| title | Notes on rhopalosomatid wasps of Dominican and Mexican amber (Hymenoptera: Rhopalosomatidae) with a description of the first fossil species of <i>Rhopalosoma</i> Cresson, 1865 |
| title_full | Notes on rhopalosomatid wasps of Dominican and Mexican amber (Hymenoptera: Rhopalosomatidae) with a description of the first fossil species of <i>Rhopalosoma</i> Cresson, 1865 |
| title_fullStr | Notes on rhopalosomatid wasps of Dominican and Mexican amber (Hymenoptera: Rhopalosomatidae) with a description of the first fossil species of <i>Rhopalosoma</i> Cresson, 1865 |
| title_full_unstemmed | Notes on rhopalosomatid wasps of Dominican and Mexican amber (Hymenoptera: Rhopalosomatidae) with a description of the first fossil species of <i>Rhopalosoma</i> Cresson, 1865 |
| title_short | Notes on rhopalosomatid wasps of Dominican and Mexican amber (Hymenoptera: Rhopalosomatidae) with a description of the first fossil species of <i>Rhopalosoma</i> Cresson, 1865 |
| title_sort | notes on rhopalosomatid wasps of dominican and mexican amber hymenoptera rhopalosomatidae with a description of the first fossil species of i rhopalosoma i cresson 1865 |
| url | https://www.foss-rec.net/22/31/2019/fr-22-31-2019.pdf |
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