Descriptions of new fossil taxa of Dryinidae (Hymenoptera: Chrysidoidea) from Burmese amber (Myanmar)
Olmi Massimo, Xu Zaifu, Guglielmino Adalgisa
Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 54(2): 703-714, 2014
Published in print: 15th December 2014
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Abstract: Burmadryinus cenomanianus gen. & sp. nov. and Pseudodryinus burmensis sp.
nov. (Hymenoptera: Dryinidae) are described from Upper Cretaceous (Lower
Cenomanian) Burmese amber (Myanmar). A new subfamily, Burmadryininae subfam.
nov., is described to include the new genus Burmadryinus gen. nov. The new taxa
are compared with other extant and fossil Dryinidae.
Key words: Hymenoptera, Dryinidae, Burmadryininae, new subfamily, new genus, new species, taxonomy, Upper Cretaceous, Lower Cenomanian, Myanmar