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Past ecosystems drive the evolution of the early diverged Symphyta (Hymenoptera: Xyelidae) since the earliest Eocene
Institut de Systématique, Évolution, Biodiversité (ISYEB)
Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, CNRS, Sorbonne Université,
EPHE, Université des Antilles, CP50, 57 rue Cuvier, 75005 Paris, France
Univ. Rennes, CNRS, Géosciences Rennes, UMR 6118, 35000 Rennes,
France
UMR 5554 Institut des Sciences de l'Évolution de
Montpellier, CNRS, Place Eugène Bataillon, 34095 Montpellier, France
Arvid Aase
Fossil Butte National Monument, 864 Chicken Creek Road, Kemmerer, WY
83101, USA
André Nel
Institut de Systématique, Évolution, Biodiversité (ISYEB)
Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, CNRS, Sorbonne Université,
EPHE, Université des Antilles, CP50, 57 rue Cuvier, 75005 Paris, France
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Short summary
Here we describe two new genera of fossil sawfly belonging to the Xyelidae. The fossil record of the family during the Mesozoic and Cenozoic is analyzed, supporting the hypothesis that the Eocene biomes shape the current distribution of the Xyelidae. These discoveries were made possible thanks to the study of old specimens housed in institutional collections or donated by an American citizen.
Here we describe two new genera of fossil sawfly belonging to the Xyelidae. The fossil record of...
