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- Title
Two new species of the genus Carminator Shaw from Japan, the northernmost record of extant Megalyridae (Hymenoptera).
- Authors
Mita, Toshiharu; Konishi, Kazuhiko; Terayama, Mamoru; Yamane, Seiki
- Abstract
The family Megalyridae is recorded from Japan for the first time on the basis of two new species, Carminator helios and C. japonicus. This is the northernmost record of living Megalyridae, although fossil species are known from regions of the Baltic Sea. Carminator helios can be distinguished from congeners of the Asian and Australian regions by the combination of a long head, deeply excavated frons with convex inner margins, entirely striated postgena, the number of fore tibial spines (more than 16), and a long R1 vein. Carminator japonicus is distinguishable from other species by the combination of an orange-colored metasoma, a weakly excavated frons, and an elongate vertex. This species was collected from the canopy of Acer pictum. Additional characters that distinguish species of the genus Carminator are discussed.
- Subjects
BALTIC Sea; ASIA; AUSTRALIA; ANIMAL species; FOSSILS
- Publication
Entomological Science, 2007, Vol 10, Issue 2, p201
- ISSN
1343-8786
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1479-8298.2007.00213.x