''Eorhopalosoma'' is an extinct genus of
wasp
A wasp is any insect of the narrow-waisted suborder Apocrita of the order Hymenoptera which is neither a bee nor an ant; this excludes the broad-waisted sawflies (Symphyta), which look somewhat like wasps, but are in a separate suborder. ...
s in family
Rhopalosomatidae
Rhopalosomatidae is a family of Hymenoptera containing about 68 extant species in four genera that are found worldwide. Three fossil genera are known.
The adults resemble ants and may be confused with them. They are yellowish with red or brown m ...
. It was found in
Burmese amber
Burmese amber, also known as Burmite or Kachin amber, is amber from the Hukawng Valley in northern Myanmar. The amber is dated to around 100 million years ago, during the latest Albian to earliest Cenomanian ages of the mid-Cretaceous period. The ...
Taxonomy
The genus contains the following species:
*''Eorhopalosoma gorgyra''
Engel, 2008
*''Eorhopalosoma lohrmanni''
Boudinot and Dungey, 2020
References
Hymenoptera genera
Fossil taxa described in 2008
Taxa named by Michael S. Engel
Rhopalosomatidae
Burmese amber
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Prehistoric insect genera