New fossil species from two genera of the subfamily Hormiinae (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) from Eocene Baltic amber
Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: New species of the genus Prochremylus Brues, 1933, P. museumoceanus Belokobylskij, sp. nov., from the tribe Chremylini and of the genus Aulosaphes Muesebeck, 1935, Aulosaphes fumipennis Belokobylskij, sp. nov., from the tribe Lysitermini of the subfamily Hormiinae are described and illustrated from the late Eocene Baltic amber. The genus Aulosaphes Muesebeck is recorded as a fossil in Baltic amber for the first time. The new subgenus of the genus Aulosaphes, Antiquasaphes Belokobylskij, subgen. nov., is described and key to subgenera is provided. A detailed redescription of the fossil genus Prochremylus Brues is provided. The position of the hormiine taxa previously described as fossils is discussed.
Source: Zootaxa
Institution: Zoological Institute
Language: English
Topic: Fossil Insects in Amber
Domain: Life Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W4407873797