Nf. Johnson et al., A new fossil species of the Australian endemic genus Peradenia naumann & masner (Hymenoptera : Proctotrupoidea, Peradeniidae) from Baltic amber, IN SYST EVO, 32(2), 2001, pp. 191-194
The family Peradeniidae (Hymenoptera: Proctotrupoidea) is represented by tw
o rare extant species from southeastern Australia (Australian Capital Terri
tory, Victoria, Tasmania). A new species, Peradenia galerita sp. n., is des
cribed from Eocene Baltic amber. The fossil species is very similar to the
living Peradenia, but has the short metasomatic petiole typical of most Pro
ctotrupoidea. The subfamily classification of Heloridae proposed by Rasnits
yn and the status of Peradeniidae are briefly reviewed. The subfamily Mesoh
elorinae Rasnitsyn, 1990 is a junior synonym of Protohelorinae Rasnitsyn, 1
980 (syn. n.).