The extinct wasp family Serphitidae in Late Cretaceous Vendean amber (Hymenoptera)

Michael S. Engel (1) , Vincent Perrichot (2)

1 Division of Entomology
2 GR - Géosciences Rennes

A new species of the extinct genus Serphites Brues (Proctotrupomorpha: Bipetiolarida: Serphitidae) is described from two individuals preserved in Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian to Santonian) amber from Vendée, northwestern France. Serphites fannyae n. sp., is distinguished from its congeners and brief comments are made on the significance of finding a serphitid wasp in Vendean amber as well as potential character polarities in the family Serphitidae.

Domains: Earth Sciences

Michael S. Engel, Vincent Perrichot. The extinct wasp family Serphitidae in Late Cretaceous Vendean amber (Hymenoptera). Paleontological Contributions, 2014, 10J, pp.46-51. ⟨insu-01093093⟩