New Pamphiliids with Varying Venations from Lower Cretaceous Yixian Formation of Northeast China (Hymenoptera, Pamphiliidae)

Simple Summary The presence of various morphologies of the ap-Cu, an extra vein with different lengths in the forewing, is a special character in Pamphiliidae. In Juralydinae, this vein is usually absent or extremely short. Here, we describe one new genus and three new species of Juralydinae with varying lengths of the ap-Cu from the Lower Cretaceous Yixian Formation in Duolun County, Inner Mongolia, China, and revise the diagnostic characteristics of Juralydinae. The new specimens expand the diversity of Pamphiliidae in the Mesozoic and strengthen our knowledge of venation variation. One new genus and three new species of Pamphiliidae, Dolicholyda obtusata gen. et sp. nov., Dolicholyda confluens sp. nov., and Dolicholyda angusta sp. nov. are described and illustrated. All of them were collected from the Lower Cretaceous Yixian Formation in Duolun County, Inner Mongolia, China. The new genus is established based on the following characters: body surface without punctations; forewing with pterostigma lanceolate and sclerotized around the margins; angle between 1-M and 1-Cu nearly 90 degrees; cell 1mcu long and obviously longer than length of pterostigma. In most cases, the ap-Cu is present, and its length varied. Additionally, we revise the diagnostic characteristics of Juralydinae based on the new specimens. New findings enhance our understanding of the wing venation characteristics of fossil pamphiliids and expand the diversity of Pamphiliidae in the Mesozoic.

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The study describes a new genus and three new species of Pamphiliidae insects, expanding the diversity of Pamphiliidae in the Mesozoic and enhancing our understanding of venation variation. The new findings revise the diagnostic characteristics of Juralydinae and contribute to our knowledge of wing venation characteristics of fossil pamphiliids.