New data about the enigmatic wasp from mid-Cretaceous Burmese amber (Hymenoptera, Stephanoidea, Aptenoperissidae)

Males of the enigmatic family of wasps Aptenoperissidae are recorded in mid-Cretaceous Burmese amber for the first time. The family was described recently based on a single wingless female. Three new species are described and figured as: Aptenoperissus formosus sp. nov., Aptenoperissus amabilis sp. nov. and Aptenoperissus delicatus sp. nov. Male characters are added to the diagnosis of the family. New data help to classify the Aptenoperissidae as next to the basalmost group of Apocrita - Ephialtitidae, and enrich our knowledge of the diversity of basal Apocrita.