A new Mymaromma sp. (Mymarommatoidea, Mymarommatidae) in Hawai‘i and first host record for the superfamily

2022/02/28 by David Honsberger, John Huber, Mark G. Wright · 2 citations
Agricultural and Biological Sciences · #Plant and animal studies #Fossil Insects in Amber #Hymenoptera taxonomy and phylogeny

paper · doi:10.3897/jhr.89.77931

openalex publication_date 2022/02/28 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/04

Abstract

A new species of Mymaromma , M. menehune sp. nov. , is described from the Hawaiian Islands. It was found emerging as a solitary endoparasitoid from eggs of a Lepidopsocus sp. (Psocodea: Lepidopsocidae) on branches of Ficus microcarpa (Moraceae) on the island of O‘ahu. This the first host record for the superfamily Mymarommatoidea, coming almost exactly 100 years after the first extant species of Mymarommatidae was described.

Cited by

• Mymarommatidae [wikipedia]
• Mymarommatoidea [wikipedia]

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