Two new genera of belytine wasps (Hymenoptera: Diapriidae) fromCretaceous Burmese amber

Manuel Brazidec (1) , Vincent Perrichot (1) , André Nel (2) , Corentin Jouault (1, 2)

1 GR - Géosciences Rennes
2 ISYEB - Institut de Systématique, Evolution, Biodiversité

Christophus myanmarensis gen. et sp. nov., Christophus ohmkuhnlei gen. et sp. nov., and Mintara parva gen. et sp. nov., three new species and two new genera of belytine wasps (Diapriidae: Belytinae) are described and figured from males preserved in mid-Cretaceous Kachin (Burmese) amber. These new fossils enrich the fossil record of Cretaceous diapriids, summarized here, demonstrating the diversity of the family before the K/Pg extinction and suggesting an older origin for the family.

Keywords: Fossil record; Diaprioidea; Taxonomy; Mid-Cretaceous; Cenomanian

Domains: Paleontology

Manuel Brazidec, Vincent Perrichot, André Nel, Corentin Jouault. Two new genera of belytine wasps (Hymenoptera: Diapriidae) fromCretaceous Burmese amber. Proceedings of the Geologists' Association, 2021, 132 (5), pp.597-604. ⟨10.1016/j.pgeola.2021.09.006⟩. ⟨insu-03380285⟩