The first wasps from the Upper Jurassic of Australia (Hymenoptera: Evanioidea, Praeaulacidae)
Author
Oberprieler, Stefanie K.
Author
Rasnitsyn, Alexandr P.
Author
Brothers, Denis J.
text
Zootaxa
2012
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47
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journal article
10.5281/zenodo.214931
f8adc513-b9e0-46bb-a2fa-1d7f3853af5a
1175-5326
214931
Family
Praeaulacidae
Rasnitsyn, 1972
Subfamily Praeaulacinae
Rasnitsyn, 1972
Diagnosis.
Antennae polymerous, rarely with 15 flagellomeres, usually more (
14–17 in
Cretocleistogastrinae). Forewing with pterostigma comparatively narrow (widely triangular or semicircular in Cretocleistogastrinae), M+Cu fork much closer to pterostigma than to wing base (nearly equidistant in Nevaniinae); 2–3r-m and 2m-cu always present (lost in Cretocleistogastrinae, only 2r-m lost in Anomopterellinae); 3r cell moderately wide (very wide and nearly triangular because of long and almost straight apical section of RS in Anomopterellinae); 2A absent (present in Nevaniinae). Hindwing with C absent (present in Nevaniinae), R strong, reaching apex of Rs and forming a distinct vein; cells rm and cua always closed (R lost beyond hamuli and cua cell lost in Cretocleistogastrinae). Ovipositor long, with sheaths more than half length of metasoma (shorter in Anomopterellinae).
Remarks
. For the genera included in the subfamily and their distribution, see
Zhang & Rasnitsyn (2008)
and
Rasnitsyn & Zhang (2010)
.