Arkadiserphus Rasnitsyn, 2021

Rasnitsyn, Alexandr P., 2021, First Jurassic representative of the extinct family Peleserphidae (Hymenoptera, Proctotrupoidea), Journal of Hymenoptera Research 84, pp. 295-300 : 295

publication ID

https://dx.doi.org/10.3897/jhr.84.65493

publication LSID

lsid:zoobank.org:pub:3B5A2778-6669-4F58-A6ED-4DAB4526B060

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/83025DBC-1CE8-42FE-A296-2CDDA46A164D

taxon LSID

lsid:zoobank.org:act:83025DBC-1CE8-42FE-A296-2CDDA46A164D

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scientific name

Arkadiserphus Rasnitsyn
status

gen. nov.

Genus Arkadiserphus Rasnitsyn gen. nov.

Type species.

Arkadiserphus leleji Rasnitsyn, sp. nov.

Diagnosis.

Head orthognathous. Antenna oligomerous (less than 15-segmented). Fore wing with pterostigma wide (about 3 times as long as wide), rudiment of 1-RS+M present, rudiment of 1m-cu lost, (M+)Cu with rudimentary kinks at 1cu-a and 2cu-a, 1cu-a postfurcal. Female hypopygium short (not much longer than other metasomal sterna).

Remarks.

The new genus differs considerably from both previously known genera of Peleserphidae , Peleserphus Zhang, Rasnitsyn, Wang & Zhang, 2018 and Peleproctus Zhang, Rasnitsyn, Wang & Zhang, 2018, in the characters listed above: those two genera have head functionally prognathous, antenna polymerous (16-21-segmented), fore wing with pterostigma narrow, 1-RS+M totally lost, in contrast with 1m-cu partially preserved, (M+)Cu with no distinct kink, 1cu-a interstitial.

Species included.

Type only.

Etymology.

The genus name is dedicated to Prof. Arkady Lelej, an outstanding hymenopterist and my friend.