The first fossil Ephutini [Hymenoptera: Mutillidae], a new species of Ephuta SAY from Dominican amber

• Autorzy: Brothers D J
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Very few species of fossils properly attributed to Mutillidae have been described: several Myrmosinae (Protomutilla BISCHOFF) from Late Eocene Baltic amber and two Sphaeropthalminae (Dasymutilla ASHMEAD) from Early Miocene Dominican amber. This paper describes the first fossil species of Mutillinae (Ephuta clavigera sp. nov.), also from Dominican amber. It differs from all modern species, most strikingly in its possession of thickened clavate setae on the head, body and legs.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

phylogenesis; classification; fossil; Mutillidae; Ephutini; new species; Ephuta; Hymenoptera; Ephuta clavigera; Dominican amber; taxonomy; amber

• Wydawca: -
• Czasopismo: Acta Zoologica Cracoviensia
• Rocznik: 2003
• Tom: 46
• Numer: Suppl.
• Opis fizyczny: p.101-107,fig.,ref.

Twórcy

autor

Brothers D J

• University of Natal Pietermaritzburg, Private Bag X01, Scottsville, 3209 South Africa

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