The first fossil Parascleroderma (Hymenoptera: Bethylidae): a new species in mid-Miocene Zhangpu amber

• Published in: Palaeoworld Vol. 32; no. 4; pp. 709 - 715
• Main Authors: Brazidec, Manuel, Perrichot, Vincent
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 01.12.2023; Elsevier
• Subjects: Bethylidae; Cenozoic; China; Chrysidoidea; Earth Sciences; Miocene; Paleontology; Pristocerinae; Sciences of the Universe; Miocene; Cenozoic; Bethylidae; Pristocerinae; China; Chrysidoidea

The recently discovered amber biota from Zhangpu, China, offers a unique window into the tropical ecosystem of an Asian rainforest during the Mid-Miocene Climatic Optimum (MMCO). Here, the first flat wasp (Bethylidae) from this deposit is documented: Parascleroderma palaeosinica n. sp. is described...