<i>†</i><i>Cretolixon</i> – a remarkable new genus of rhopalosomatid wasps (Hymenoptera: Vespoidea: Rhopalosomatidae) from chemically tested, mid-Cretaceous Burmese (Kachin) amber supports the monophyly of Rhopalosomatinae

<p>Rhopalosomatidae, currently considered the sister group of the Vespidae, are an enigmatic family of aculeate wasps that originated in the Late Jurassic or Early Cretaceous. Despite their considerable age, very few fossils of the family have been reported – all of them in amber (Miocene Domi...

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Main Authors: V. Lohrmann, Q. Zhang, P. Michalik, J. Blaschke, P. Müller, L. Jeanneau, V. Perrichot
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2020-12-01
Series:Fossil Record
Online Access:https://fr.copernicus.org/articles/23/215/2020/fr-23-215-2020.pdf