Gum anime, Madagascar copal (Spinola collection) (Holocene of Madagascar)

Where: Madagascar (14.3° S, 50.2° E: paleocoordinates 14.3° S, 50.1° E)

• coordinate based on political unit

• local area-level geographic resolution

When: Holocene (0.0 - 0.0 Ma)

Environment/lithology: terrestrial; amber

Size class: macrofossils

Preservation: soft parts, original chitin, amber

Collection methods: Repository: personal collection of M. Spinola

Primary reference: M. Spinola. 1840. Note monographique sur le genre Evania. Revue Zoologique 1840:244-248 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 224321: authorized by Matthew Clapham, entered by Matthew Clapham on 13.02.2022

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

Insecta
 Hymenoptera - Evaniidae
Evania animensis n. sp. Spinola 1840 ensign wasp