A proctotrupid wasp in Lebanese Lower Cretaceous amber (Hymenoptera: Proctotrupidae)
Author
ENGEL, MICHAEL S.
Author
HERHOLD, HOLLISTER W.
Author
BARDEN, PHILLIP
text
Palaeoentomology
2022
2022-09-22
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http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/palaeoentomology.5.5.4
journal article
10.11646/palaeoentomology.5.5.4
2624-2834
7333697
80808B4C-60D3-4CA8-8573-21C91F883AAF
Astarteserphus
gen. nov.
Type
species.
Astarteserphus grimaldii
sp. nov.
Etymology.
The new genus-group name is a combination of the Ancient Greek name for the Near Eastern goddess
Ἀστάρτη
/
Astártē
(particularly worshipped among the Phoenicians) and
Serphus
Schrank
(from Ancient Greek
σέρΦΟΣ
/
sérphos
, meaning, “small winged insect” and at the time likely referring to gnats), the latter a historical name for
Proctotrupes
Latreille.
The gender of the name is masculine.
Diagnosis.
As for the subfamily (
vide supra
).