The first fossil leptofoenine wasp (Hymenoptera, Pteromalidae): A new species of Leptofoenus in Miocene amber from the Dominican Republic

Engel, Michael S.

dc.contributor.author	Engel, Michael S.
dc.date.accessioned	2009-11-03T22:14:23Z
dc.date.available	2009-11-03T22:14:23Z
dc.date.issued	2009-06-30
dc.identifier.citation	ZooKeys, 13: 57-66
dc.identifier.issn	1313-2970
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/1808/5595
dc.description.abstract	The first fossil of the pteromalid subfamily Leptofoeninae Handlirsch is documented. Leptofoenus pittfieldae sp. n. is described and figured from a single male preserved in Early Miocene (Burdigalian) amber from the Dominican Republic. The fossil is compared with its modern congeners and comments generally provided on the taxonomy of the subfamily, including a key to the two genera.
dc.description.sponsorship	National Science Foundation
dc.language.iso	en_US
dc.publisher	Pensoft Publishers
dc.relation.ispartofseries	ZooKeys;13: 57-66
dc.subject	Paleontology
dc.subject	Amber
dc.subject	Biodiversity
dc.subject	Entomology
dc.subject	Systematics
dc.subject	Taxonomy
dc.title	The first fossil leptofoenine wasp (Hymenoptera, Pteromalidae): A new species of Leptofoenus in Miocene amber from the Dominican Republic
dc.type	Article
dc.rights.accessrights	openAccess

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