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Palaeoentomology
,  volume 8 ,  issue 1 ,  pages 29-35

A new genus of Encyrtidae (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea), the first known hymenopteran in amber from Lower Lusatia (Germany)

S.A. SIMUTNIK 1
, 
MADELINE V. PANKOWSKI 2
, 
Evgeny E. Perkovsky 3
1
 
I.I. Schmalhausen Institute of Zoology, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Kiev 01030 Ukraine | 
2
 
Rockville, Maryland, USA | 
3
 
I.I. Schmalhausen Institute of Zoology, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Kiev 01030 Ukraine; Natural History Museum of Denmark, Universitetsparken 15, Copenhagen 2100, Denmark
Publication type: Journal Article
Publication date: 2025-02-28
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Abstract

Waninka haikowielandi Simutnik gen. et sp. nov. is described and illustrated based on a female specimen from amber found in Lower Lusatia (Germany). This parasitic wasp is the first known record of a hymenopteran discovered in amber from Lower Lusatia and is believed to be from the late Eocene. The new genus is characterized by very long postmarginal and stigmal veins, the first funicular segment ring-like and conspicuously smaller than the second one, and the eye not reaching the occipital margin. The taxonomic position of the new genus is incertae sedis within the subfamily Encyrtinae. An updated key to the genera of late Eocene encyrtids of the subfamily Encyrtinae is provided. The “Baltic river” as the route of amber redeposition to Lower Lusatia is discussed.

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SIMUTNIK S. et al. A new genus of Encyrtidae (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea), the first known hymenopteran in amber from Lower Lusatia (Germany) // Palaeoentomology. 2025. Vol. 8. No. 1. pp. 29-35.
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SIMUTNIK S., PANKOWSKI M. V., Perkovsky E. E. A new genus of Encyrtidae (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea), the first known hymenopteran in amber from Lower Lusatia (Germany) // Palaeoentomology. 2025. Vol. 8. No. 1. pp. 29-35.
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TY - JOUR
DO - 10.11646/palaeoentomology.8.1.5
UR - https://mapress.com/pe/article/view/palaeoentomology.8.1.5
TI - A new genus of Encyrtidae (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea), the first known hymenopteran in amber from Lower Lusatia (Germany)
T2 - Palaeoentomology
AU - SIMUTNIK, S.A.
AU - PANKOWSKI, MADELINE V.
AU - Perkovsky, Evgeny E.
PY - 2025
DA - 2025/02/28
PB - Magnolia Press
SP - 29-35
IS - 1
VL - 8
SN - 2624-2826
SN - 2624-2834
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@article{2025_SIMUTNIK,
author = {S.A. SIMUTNIK and MADELINE V. PANKOWSKI and Evgeny E. Perkovsky},
title = {A new genus of Encyrtidae (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea), the first known hymenopteran in amber from Lower Lusatia (Germany)},
journal = {Palaeoentomology},
year = {2025},
volume = {8},
publisher = {Magnolia Press},
month = {feb},
url = {https://mapress.com/pe/article/view/palaeoentomology.8.1.5},
number = {1},
pages = {29--35},
doi = {10.11646/palaeoentomology.8.1.5}
}
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SIMUTNIK, S.A., et al. “A new genus of Encyrtidae (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea), the first known hymenopteran in amber from Lower Lusatia (Germany).” Palaeoentomology, vol. 8, no. 1, Feb. 2025, pp. 29-35. https://mapress.com/pe/article/view/palaeoentomology.8.1.5.