Michael S. Engel, Vincent Perrichot
Paleontological Contributions 2014 (10J), 46-51, (1 December 2014) https://doi.org/10.17161/PC.1808.15990
KEYWORDS: Insecta, Apocrita, Proctotrupomorpha, Bipetiolarida, Cretaceous, France, Insecta, Apocrita, Proctotrupomorpha, Bipetiolarida, Crétacé, France
A new species of the extinct genus Serphites Brues (Proctotrupomorpha: Bipetiolarida: Serphitidae) is described from two individuals preserved in Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian to Santonian) amber from Vendée, northwestern France. Serphites fannyae n. sp., is distinguished from its congeners and brief comments are made on the significance of finding a serphitid wasp in Vendean amber as well as potential character polarities in the family Serphitidae.