Published December 14, 2017 | Version v1
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Juraserphus Zheng & Chen 2017, gen. nov.

Description

Juraserphus gen. nov. urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:38CDA49B-F168-47B0-9CFD-97EE52 F82733 Type species

Juraserphus modicus gen. et sp. nov., designated herein.

Diagnosis

Forewing 1-Rs as long as 1-M; 1-M more than twice as long as 1m-cu; 2r-rs arising from middle of pterostigma, its width more than twice as long as width of pterostigma; 1cu-a antefurcal, 2cu-a antefurcal; forking of Rs+M located approximately one-third of distance bewteen 1m-cu and 2r-rs, closer to 1m-cu; cell 1mcu complete trapezoid and less than half of cua. Hind wing with cells r and rm closed. Metasoma spindle-shaped, with elongated segments. Short ovipositor, only extending slightly beyond metasomal apex.

Etymology

The generic name is composed of the prefix ‘Jura’ from the Jurassic period and the suffix of the genus name ‘serphus’. The gender is masculine.

Species included

Type species only.

Notes

Published as part of Zheng, Yan & Chen, Jun, 2017, A new mesoserphid wasp from the Middle Jurassic of northeastern China (Hymenoptera, Proctotrupoidea), pp. 1-8 in European Journal of Taxonomy 379 on pages 2-3, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2017.379, http://zenodo.org/record/1119169

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Additional details

Biodiversity

Family
Mesoserphidae
Genus
Juraserphus
Kingdom
Animalia
Order
Hymenoptera
Phylum
Arthropoda
Scientific name authorship
Zheng & Chen
Taxonomic status
gen. nov.
Taxon rank
genus
Taxonomic concept label
Juraserphus Zheng & Chen, 2017