The wasp family rhopalosomatidae in mid-cretaceous amber from Myanmar (Hymenoptera: Vespoidea)

Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society

Volumn 81, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 168-174

  Engel, Michael S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Aculeata; Myanmar; Paleontology; Rhopalosomatidae; Taxonomy; Vespoidea

Indexed keywords

CRETACEOUS; FOSSIL RECORD; NEW RECORD; NEW SPECIES; PALEONTOLOGY; TAXONOMY; WASP;

MYANMAR;

ACULEATA; HYMENOPTERA; OLIXON; RHOPALOSOMATIDAE; VESPOIDEA;

EID: 62849113426     PISSN: 00228567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2317/JKES-712.11.1     Document Type: Article

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