Taxonomic description and phylogenetic placement of two new species of Spalangiopelta (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae: Ceinae) from Eocene Baltic amber

Spalangiopelta is a small genus of chalcid wasps that has received little attention despite the widespread distribution of its extant species. The fossil record of the genus is restricted to a single species from Miocene Dominican amber. We describe two new fossil species, Spalangiopelta darlingi sp...

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Main Authors: Marina Moser, Roger A. Burks, Jonah M. Ulmer, John M. Heraty, Thomas van de Kamp, Lars Krogmann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2021-05-01
Series:PeerJ
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Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/10939.pdf