Taxonomic additions to the genus †Megacoxa Brazidec et al., 2024 (Hymenoptera: Megalyridae) from Kachin amber
The extinct genus Megacoxa was recently described from Kachin amber and currently includes six formally recognized species. Despite the recent addition of three new species, additional, yet-undescribed specimens continue to be discovered in both institutional and private collections, awaiting formal description. The vast quantity of material extracted from the Kachin biota provides a practically inexhaustible source of new species. As with many insect families preserved in mid-Cretaceous Kachin amber, the diversity and number of megalyrid wasps remain significantly underestimated. In this study, I illustrate a new specimen of Megacoxa chandrahrasa Brazidec et al., 2024. I also describe a new species, Megacoxa miscea sp. nov., which exhibits a combination of characters found in M. janzeni and M. synchrotron. Furthermore, I present an updated identification key for Megacoxa species, incorporating this newly described species.
Authors
- Corentin Jouault (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3680-5172)
Institutions
- Museum of the History of Science (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Mesozoic
- Published
- 2025-03-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.11646/mesozoic.2.1.5
- Primary Topic
- Fossil Insects in Amber
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00