The first reliable fossil record of the tribe Centistini (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Euphorinae): a new subgenus and species of braconid wasp in Danish amber

• Published in: Journal of Hymenoptera research Vol. 97; no. 2; pp. 15 - 27
• Main Authors: Belokobylskij, Sergey A, Vasilenko, Dmitry V, Perkovsky, Evgeny E
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Sofia Pensoft Publishers 17-01-2024
• Subjects: Analysis; Eocene; Females; Fossil insects; Genera; Identification and classification; Morphology; Morphology (Animals); Museums; New species; Wasps; Denmark
• ISSN: 1070-9428; 1314-2607
• DOI: 10.3897/jhr.97.115789

A new subgenus and species of the braconid parasitoid of the tribe Centistini s. l. (Euphorinae), Centistoides (Palaeoides) magnioculus Belokobylskij,
subgen. et sp. nov.
, from late Eocene Danish amber are described and illustrated from one female. This is the first time the tribe of euphorine parasitoids is reliably documented in the fossil record. A key to all genera and subgenera of this suprageneric taxonomic group is compiled. The discussion about position of the genus
Parasyrrhizus
Brues, composition of the tribe Centistini s. l., and the composition of the Danish amber hymenopteran fauna are provided.