Two new genera of belytine wasps (Hymenoptera: Diapriidae) from Cretaceous Burmese amber
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Christophus myanmarensis gen. et sp. nov., ohmkuhnlei and Mintara parva three new species two genera of belytine wasps (Diapriidae: Belytinae) are described figured from males preserved in mid-Cretaceous Kachin (Burmese) amber. These fossils enrich the fossil record Cretaceous diapriids, summarized here, demonstrating diversity family before K/Pg extinction suggesting an older origin for family.
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عنوان ژورنال: Proceedings of the Geologists' Association
سال: 2021
ISSN: ['0016-7878', '2773-0743']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pgeola.2021.09.006