Praeaulacus Rasnitsyn 1972
Creators: name: Li, Yicheng
name: He, Yanbiao
name: Chen, Huayan
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hymenoptera
Praeaulacidae
Praeaulacus

description: 6.6 Genus Praeaulacus Rasnitsyn, 1972 †
Praeaulacus: Rasnitsyn, 1972: 72 [diag.] Li et al., 2018: 832 [rediag.].
Type species: Praeaulacus ramosus Rasnitsyn, 1972.
Number of valid species from China: 12.
(1) Praeaulacus afflatus Zhang & Rasnitsyn, 2008 —Middle Jurassic.
Praeaulacus afflatus: Zhang & Rasnitsyn, 2008: 466 [in key], 473 [Pl. 3, fig. 1], 474 [descr., holotype: NND0759/ NIGP 148224a, NND0760/ NIGP 148224b, fig. 8]; Li et al., 2014b: 440 [in key]; Wang et al., 2015: 479 [in key].
Distribution: China (Inner Mongolia) (Zhang & Rasnitsyn 2008).
(2) Praeaulacus byssinus Wang, Li & Shih, 2015 —Late Middle Jurassic.
Praeaulacus byssinus: Wang et al., 2015: 477–479 [descr., holotype, ♀, CNU -HYM-NN-2012038], 479 [in key].
Distribution: China (Inner Mongolia) (Wang et al. 2015).
(3) Praeaulacus daohugouensis Zhang & Rasnitsyn, 2008 —Middle Jurassic.
Praeaulacus daohugouensis: Zhang & Rasnitsyn, 2008: 466 [in key], 468 [Pl. 1, fig. 2], 469 [descr., holotype: NND0261/ NIGP 148217a, NND0262/ NIGP 148217b, fig. 3]; Li et al., 2014b: 440 [in key]; Wang et al., 2015: 479 [in key].
Distribution: China (Inner Mongolia) (Zhang & Rasnitsyn 2008).
(4) Praeaulacus exquisitus Zhang & Rasnitsyn, 2008 —Middle Jurassic.
Praeaulacus exquisitus: Zhang & Rasnitsyn, 2008: 465 [in key], 469–471 [descr., holotype: NND2088/ NIGP 148220a, NND2089/ NIGP 148220b; Pl. 2, fig. 3; fig. 4]; Li et al., 2014b: 440 [in key]; Wang et al., 2015: 479 [in key].
Distribution: China (Inner Mongolia) (Zhang & Rasnitsyn 2008).
(5) Praeaulacus obtutus Li & Shih, 2014 —Middle Jurassic.
Praeaulacus obtutus: Li & Shih, 2014: 1–6 [descr. figs. 1–2, holotype, CNU -HYM-NN-2012039P/C].
Distribution: China (Inner Mongolia) (Li & Shih 2014).
(6) Praeaulacus orientalis Zhang & Rasnitsyn, 2008 —Middle Jurassic.
Praeaulacus orientalis: Zhang & Rasnitsyn, 2008: 465 [in key, fig. 1], 467 [descr., holotype: NND0758/ NIGP 148216a, NND0711/ NIGP 148216b], 468 [Pl. 1, fig. 1]; Li et al., 2014b: 440 [in key]; Wang et al., 2015: 479 [in key].
Distribution: China (Inner Mongolia) (Zhang & Rasnitsyn 2008).
(7) Praeaulacus rectus Li, Shih & Ren, 2018 —Late Middle Jurassic.
Praeaulacus rectus: Li et al., 2018: 832–833 [descr., fig. 21, holotype, ♂, CNU -HYM-NN-2015002].
Distribution: China (Inner Mongolia) (Li et al. 2018).
(8) Praeaulacus robustus Zhang & Rasnitsyn, 2008 —Middle Jurassic.
Praeaulacus robustus: Zhang & Rasnitsyn, 2008: 466 [in key], 472–474 [descr., holotype: NND0620/ NIGP 148223, fig.7; Pl. 3, fig. 4]; Li et al., 2014b: 440 [in key]; Wang et al., 2015: 479 [in key].
Distribution: China (Inner Mongolia) (Zhang & Rasnitsyn 2008).
(9) Praeaulacus scabratus Zhang & Rasnitsyn, 2008 —Middle Jurassic.
Praeaulacus scabratus: Zhang & Rasnitsyn, 2008: 466 [in key], 470 [Pl. 2, fig. 5], 471 [descr., holotype: NND2015/ NIGP 148221a, NND2016/ NIGP 148221b, fig.5]; Li et al., 2014b: 440 [in key]; Wang et al., 2015: 479 [in key].
Distribution: China (Inner Mongolia) (Zhang & Rasnitsyn 2008).
(10) Praeaulacus subrhombeus Li, Shih & Ren, 2014 —Middle Jurassic.
Praeaulacus subrhombeus: Li et al., 2014b: 435 [descr., holotype, ♀, CNU -HYM-NN-2012034P/C], 436 [fig. 2], 437 [fig. 3], 440 [in key]; Wang et al., 2015: 479 [in key].
Distribution: China (Inner Mongolia) (Li et al. 2014b).
(11) Praeaulacus tenellus Li, Shih & Ren, 2014 —Middle Jurassic.
Praeaulacus tenellus: Li et al., 2014b: 437–439 [descr., holotype, ♀, CNU -HYM-NN-2012035P/C. fig. 4-5], 440 [in key]; Wang et al., 2015: 479 [in key].
Distribution: China (Inner Mongolia) (Li et al. 2014b).
(12) Praeaulacus sculptus Zhang & Rasnitsyn, 2008 —Middle Jurassic.
Praeaulacus sculptus: Zhang & Rasnitsyn, 2008: 465 [in key], 472 [descr., holotype: NND0542/ NIGP 148222, fig.6; Pl. 2, fig. 4]; Li et al., 2014b: 440 [in key]; Wang et al., 2015: 479 [in key].
Distribution: China (Inner Mongolia) (Zhang & Rasnitsyn 2008).
description: Published as part of Li, Yicheng, He, Yanbiao & Chen, Huayan, 2024, An annotated catalog of Evanioidea (Insecta: Hymenoptera) from China, pp. 75-111 in Zootaxa 5468 (1) on pages 101-102, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5468.1.3, http://zenodo.org/record/11614335