The mid-Cretaceous crown wasp genus †Tumidistephanus Ge & Tan: discovery of the first male and a new species (Hymenoptera, Stephanidae)
The fossil crown wasp †Tumidistephanus epimetheus sp. nov. is described based on a well-preserved male specimen embedded in mid-Cretaceous Burmese amber. This discovery adds to the growing diversity of the extinct subfamily †Lagenostephaninae, representing its fourth known species. Notably, it const...
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| description | The fossil crown wasp †Tumidistephanus epimetheus sp. nov. is described based on a well-preserved male specimen embedded in mid-Cretaceous Burmese amber. This discovery adds to the growing diversity of the extinct subfamily †Lagenostephaninae, representing its fourth known species. Notably, it constitutes only the second male specimen described within this lineage, offering valuable insight into the morphological characteristics and potential sexual dimorphism in early crown wasps. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-524e84ce8c384dfd944f5a1d1c8b237d2025-08-20T02:56:47ZengPensoft PublishersZooKeys1313-29702025-08-011248535910.3897/zookeys.1248.157257157257The mid-Cretaceous crown wasp genus †Tumidistephanus Ge & Tan: discovery of the first male and a new species (Hymenoptera, Stephanidae)Si-Xun Ge0Li-Li Ren1Jiang-Li Tan2Beijing Forestry UniversityBeijing Forestry UniversityNorthwest UniversityThe fossil crown wasp †Tumidistephanus epimetheus sp. nov. is described based on a well-preserved male specimen embedded in mid-Cretaceous Burmese amber. This discovery adds to the growing diversity of the extinct subfamily †Lagenostephaninae, representing its fourth known species. Notably, it constitutes only the second male specimen described within this lineage, offering valuable insight into the morphological characteristics and potential sexual dimorphism in early crown wasps.https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/157257/download/pdf/ |
| spellingShingle | Si-Xun Ge Li-Li Ren Jiang-Li Tan The mid-Cretaceous crown wasp genus †Tumidistephanus Ge & Tan: discovery of the first male and a new species (Hymenoptera, Stephanidae) ZooKeys |
| title | The mid-Cretaceous crown wasp genus †Tumidistephanus Ge & Tan: discovery of the first male and a new species (Hymenoptera, Stephanidae) |
| title_full | The mid-Cretaceous crown wasp genus †Tumidistephanus Ge & Tan: discovery of the first male and a new species (Hymenoptera, Stephanidae) |
| title_fullStr | The mid-Cretaceous crown wasp genus †Tumidistephanus Ge & Tan: discovery of the first male and a new species (Hymenoptera, Stephanidae) |
| title_full_unstemmed | The mid-Cretaceous crown wasp genus †Tumidistephanus Ge & Tan: discovery of the first male and a new species (Hymenoptera, Stephanidae) |
| title_short | The mid-Cretaceous crown wasp genus †Tumidistephanus Ge & Tan: discovery of the first male and a new species (Hymenoptera, Stephanidae) |
| title_sort | mid cretaceous crown wasp genus †tumidistephanus ge amp amp tan discovery of the first male and a new species hymenoptera stephanidae |
| url | https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/157257/download/pdf/ |
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