New fossil Praeaulacinae wasps (Insect: Hymenoptera: Evanioidea: Praeaulacidae) from the Middle Jurassic of China
Author
Li, Longfeng
Author
Shih, Chungkun
Author
Ren, Dong
text
Zootaxa
2014
3814
3
432
442
journal article
45527
10.11646/zootaxa.3814.3.10
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1175-5326
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Genus
Archaulacus
gen. nov.
Type
species.
Archaulacus probus
sp. nov.
Etymology.
From the Greek arch-, meaning “ancient”, and generic name
Aulacus
.
Diagnosis.
Head transversely board. Antenna consisting of more than 20 antennomeres. Fore wing with Rs originating far from pterostigma, pterostigma narrow, long, parallel-sided; first abscissa of Rs subvertical to R; 2rrs meeting Rs quite basad of 2r-m and slightly longer than the maximal width of 2rm; 2m-cu slightly basad of 2r-m, 2rm slightly longer and narrower than 3rm; 2rm in contact with 1mcu by a point; cu-a postfurcal.
Hind
wing with C present. Metasomal long-ovoid with first metasomal segment nearly triangular, ovipositor longer than fore wing.
Remarks.
We assigned
Archaulacus
to
Praeaulacidae
by the following diagnosis: long, polymerous antennae with smooth contours; fore wing with M+Cu forking much close to pterostigma than to wing base, 1r-rs absent, 2rm, 3r-m and 2m-cu present, 2A absent; ovipositor long with sheaths more than half length of metasoma. However, the new genus differs from other praeaulacines in fore wing with first abscissa of Rs subvertical to R; 2r-rs meeting Rs quite basad of 2r-m and slightly longer than the maximal width of 2rm; 2m-cu slightly basad of 2r-m.
Species included.
Archaulacus probus
sp. nov.