A second cuckoo wasp species from the mid-Miocene Zhangpu biota (Hymenoptera: Chrysididae)
Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: The Miocene history of the aculeate family Chrysididae is poorly known, with only two species described for that time interval. Here, a third species is introduced, the second from the rich middle Miocene Zhangpu amber, southeastern China. †Trichrysis perrichoti n. sp. is described and illustrated based on a nearly complete female specimen. The new species displays characters of the cyanea species group, which is today the most common for Trichrysis Lichtenstein, 1876 in China. This discovery further strengthens the affinities between the Zhangpu entomofauna and the modern Southeast Asia entomofauna.
Source: Palaeoworld
Authors: Manuel Brazidec, Paolo Rosa
Institutions: Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, École Pratique des Hautes Études, Sorbonne Université, Géosciences Rennes, Institut de Systématique, Évolution, Biodiversité, Nanjing Institute of Geology and Paleontology, Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, State Key Laboratory of Palaeobiology and Stratigraphy, Université des Antilles, Université de Rennes, University of Mons
Language: English
Topic: Fossil Insects in Amber
Domain: Life Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
Estimated APC paid: $3,000
Award: G8099968031
OpenAlex ID: W4413682722