Journal of Hymenoptera Research, Vol. 14

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Excerpt from Journal of Hymenoptera Research, Vol. 14: April, 2005 Thus, evidence support M. Basalis as one of the oldest existing stephanids. Howev er, while it lacks most Of the derived fea tures of Megischus, it does have a few of them, which is enough to indicate a next evolutionary step in relation to Schletter erius and Stephanus. Therefore, it is reason able to assume that M. Basalis is, in fact, an intermediate form between Stephanus and Megischus, representing an entirely new step to be considered in phylogenetic interpretations Of the family. Its current placement in Megischus is based on the fact that if Stephanus is expanded to in clude some of the derived features of Meg ischus those present in M. Basalis), then these genera would become close enough to be synonymized, a clearly un stable taxonomic decision at this point. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.