A new mesoserphid wasp from the Middle Jurassic of northeastern China (Hymenoptera, Proctotrupoidea)

• Main Authors: Yan Zheng, Jun Chen
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Consortium of European Natural History Museums 2017-12-01
• Series: European Journal of Taxonomy
• Subjects: Mesoserphidae; new taxon; taxonomy; Daohugou; Jiulongshan Formation
• Online Access: http://www.europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/view/504

A new genus and species of Mesoserphidae (Hymenoptera), Juraserphus modicus gen. et sp. nov., is described based on a well-preserved fossil specimen from the Middle Jurassic Jiulongshan Formation of northeastern China. It is characterized by the following forewing features: the forking of Rs+M located approximately one-third of the distance between 1m-cu and 2r-rs, both 1cu-a and 2cu-a antefurcal; 1-M more than twice as long as 1m-cu and hind wing with cells r and rm closed. In addition, it has a short ovipositor, only extending slightly beyond the metasomal apex. Its new morphological characters broaden the diversity of Mesoserphidae in the Mesozoic and provide new insights into the evolution and relationships of Mesoserphidae.