A new ceraphronid from Cretaceous amber (Hymenoptera, Proctotrupoidea)
C. F. W. Muesebeck
Several species of the proctotrupoid family Ceraphronidae have been described from Baltic amber but only 1, described by Brues as Lygocerus(?) dubitatus, has been recorded from Canadian Cretaceous amber. Although Brues placed his dubitatus doubtfully in Lygocerus it seems not to belong there. When a further study of this group is undertaken a new generic name will probably be proposed for it. The present species, [Allocotidus bruesi Muesebeck, n. sp.] likewise, is different from a genera of living Ceraphronidae, and differs markedly also from Brues' species especially in its 11-segmented antennae and the absence of radius. [The type locality is Pugnik, Kuk Inlet, Alaska.]
This record provided courtesy of AGI/GeoRef.
