†Lithoserix oublierus Viertler 2024 (ichneumon wasp)
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Insecta - Hymenoptera - Ichneumonidae
Full reference: A. Viertler. 2024. Another one bites the dust: A new Lithoserix species (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae, Pimplinae) from the early Oligocene in France, with an evaluation of wing morphometrics. Fossil Record 27:135-145
Belongs to Lithoserix according to A. Viertler 2024
Sister taxa: Lithoserix antiquus, Lithoserix williamsi
Type specimen: PNRL-SIG-216, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Céreste (PNR Luberon collection), which is in a MP 23 lacustrine carbonate in the Campagne-Calavon Formation of France.
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Céreste (PNR Luberon collection)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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