Six new species of Zaischnopsis Ashmead (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea: Eupelmidae) from China based on morphological and molecular data

  • Hao Tang Biological Control Research Institute, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University; China Fruit Fly Research and Control Center of FAO/IAEA; Key Laboratory of Biopesticide and Chemical Biology, Ministry of Education; State Key Laboratory of Ecological Pest Control for Fujian and Taiwan Crops, Fuzhou, 350002, China
  • Jingtao Jiang Biological Control Research Institute, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University; China Fruit Fly Research and Control Center of FAO/IAEA; Key Laboratory of Biopesticide and Chemical Biology, Ministry of Education; State Key Laboratory of Ecological Pest Control for Fujian and Taiwan Crops, Fuzhou, 350002, China
  • Tong Wu Biological Control Research Institute, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University; China Fruit Fly Research and Control Center of FAO/IAEA; Key Laboratory of Biopesticide and Chemical Biology, Ministry of Education; State Key Laboratory of Ecological Pest Control for Fujian and Taiwan Crops, Fuzhou, 350002, China
  • Jun Deng Biological Control Research Institute, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University; China Fruit Fly Research and Control Center of FAO/IAEA; Key Laboratory of Biopesticide and Chemical Biology, Ministry of Education; State Key Laboratory of Ecological Pest Control for Fujian and Taiwan Crops, Fuzhou, 350002, China
  • Lingfei Peng Biological Control Research Institute, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University; China Fruit Fly Research and Control Center of FAO/IAEA; Key Laboratory of Biopesticide and Chemical Biology, Ministry of Education; State Key Laboratory of Ecological Pest Control for Fujian and Taiwan Crops, Fuzhou, 350002, China https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3224-2675
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2022.847.1977
Keywords: DNA barcode, Palaearctic Region, SEM, eupelmids, key

Abstract

Six new species of Zaischnopsis Ashmead (Hymenoptera: Eupelmidae) from China are described, Zaischnopsis covid Jiang & Peng sp. nov., Zaischnopsis fuscolivida Tang & Peng sp. nov., Zaischnopsis lii Jiang & Peng sp. nov., Zaischnopsis pacis Jiang & Peng sp. nov., Zaischnopsis campaniformis Tang & Peng sp. nov., and Zaischnopsis zhongi Jiang & Peng sp. nov. All the new species are described and illustrated based on females, and partial mitochondrial cytochrome oxidase subunit I (COI) sequences are provided for the six new species as well as for the previously described Z. fumosa Peng & Xiang. Females of all the species of Zaischnopsis recorded from China are differentiated in a key.

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Published
2022-11-16
How to Cite
Tang, H., Jiang, J., Wu, T., Deng, J., & Peng, L. (2022). Six new species of Zaischnopsis Ashmead (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea: Eupelmidae) from China based on morphological and molecular data. European Journal of Taxonomy, 847(1), 1–27. https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2022.847.1977
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Vol. 847 (2022)
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