New material of Xyelydidae (Hymenoptera) from the Lower Cretaceous Yixian Formation of China |
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| Authors: | Yan Zheng Jun Chen |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Institute of Geology and Paleontology, Linyi University, Shuangling Road, Linyi 276000, China;2. State Key Laboratory of Palaeobiology and Stratigraphy, Nanjing Institute of Geology and Palaeontology, East Beijing Road, Nanjing 210008, China |
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| Abstract: | Chifengilyda robusta, a new extinct sawfly genus and new species assigned to Xyelidae, is described and figured here based on one fossil specimen from the Lower Cretaceous Yixian Formation of Ningcheng in Inner Mongolia, China. Chifengilyda robusta n. gen. n. sp. differs from other xyelydids in having a forewing with pterostigma completely sclerotized, Sc closer to C, Sc1 about 3 times as long as Sc2, Sc1 intersecting C far beyond Rs base, 2r-m postfurcal and cell 1mcu relatively large. This new taxon further enriches the diversity of Xyelydidae in the Early Cretaceous, and even enhances our understanding of the evolution and inter-genera and interspecies relationships of this family. |
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| Keywords: | Xyelydidae Yixian Formation Early Cretaceous New taxon Taxonomy Diversity |
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