Abstract
Paleoropronia salamonei gen. et sp. nov., the first Cenozoic Roproniidae, is described from the Paleocene of Menat (Massif Central, France) on the basis of its fore wing venation. The Roproniidae range between the Mesozoic and the present time. P. salamonei gen. et sp. nov. was perhaps a parasitoid on tenthredinid sawfly larvae, as these insects were present in the wasp fauna from Menat outcrop.
Highlights
Roproniidae is a small wasp family that comprises three modern and five Mesozoic genera
We describe a Paleocene fossil that corresponds to the first Cenozoic Roproniidae
Etymology Named after the Paleocene period and Ropronia
Summary
Roproniidae is a small wasp family that comprises three modern and five Mesozoic genera. They share their very particular forewing venation with the strictly fossil family Mesoserphidae. There is no described Cenozoic representative of these Proctotrupoidea families. We describe a Paleocene fossil that corresponds to the first Cenozoic Roproniidae
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