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†Cretolixon – a remarkable new genus of rhopalosomatid wasps (Hymenoptera: Vespoidea: Rhopalosomatidae) from chemically tested, mid-Cretaceous Burmese (Kachin) amber supports the monophyly of Rhopalosomatinae
Volker Lohrmann
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Übersee-Museum Bremen, Bahnhofsplatz 13, 28195 Bremen, Germany
Museum für Naturkunde, Leibniz-Institut für Evolutions- und
Biodiversitätsforschung, Invalidenstraße 43, 10115 Berlin,
Germany
Qi Zhang
School of Geography and Tourism, Qufu Normal University, Rizhao,
276826, China
State Key Laboratory of Palaeobiology and Stratigraphy, Nanjing
Institute of Geology and Palaeontology, Chinese Academy of Sciences,
Nanjing, 210008, China
Peter Michalik
Zoologisches Institut und Museum, University of Greifswald, Loitzer
Str. 26, 17489 Greifswald, Germany
Jeremy Blaschke
Department of Biology, Union University, 1050 Union University Drive,
Jackson, TN 38305, USA
Patrick Müller
Amber Study Group, c/o Geological-Paleontological Museum of the
University of Hamburg, Bundesstraße 55, 20146 Hamburg, Germany
Laurent Jeanneau
Géosciences Rennes, CNRS, Univ Rennes, UMR 6118, 35000 Rennes,
France
Vincent Perrichot
Géosciences Rennes, CNRS, Univ Rennes, UMR 6118, 35000 Rennes,
France
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Short summary
A new mid-Cretaceous rhopalosomatid wasp, Cretolixon alatum Lohrmann gen. et sp. nov., is described from Burmese (Kachin) amber. The new genus has a unique mixture of characters, some of which are only known from the recent brachypterous genus Olixon and others of which are known only from the recent macropterous genera. Thus, Cretolixon not only provides further evidence for the monophyly of the family but also contributes evidence for the monophyly of the Rhopalosomatinae.
A new mid-Cretaceous rhopalosomatid wasp, Cretolixon alatum Lohrmann gen. et sp. nov., is...
