†Leptofoenus pittfieldae Engel 2009 (chalcid wasp)
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Insecta - Hymenoptera - Pelecinellidae
Full reference: M. S. Engel. 2009. The first fossil leptofoenine wasp (Hymenoptera, Pteromalidae): A new species of Leptofoenus in Miocene amber from the Dominican Republic. ZooKeys 13:57-66
Belongs to Leptofoenus according to M. S. Engel 2009
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: KU-NHM-Ent DR-019, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Dominican amber (SEMC coll), which is in a Burdigalian/Langhian terrestrial amber in the Dominican Republic.
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Dominican amber (SEMC coll)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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