Taxonomic revision of the genus Loboscelidia Westwood, 1874 (Hymenoptera: Chrysididae: Loboscelidiinae) from Vietnam

  • Yu Hisasue Entomological Laboratory, Graduate School of Bioresource and Bioenvironmental Sciences, Kyushu University, 744, Motooka, Nishi-ku, Fukuoka, Fukuoka, 819-0395, Japan https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4817-2357
  • Thai-Hong Pham Mientrung Institute for Scientific Research, Vietnam National Museum of Nature, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology (VAST), 321 Huynh Thuc Khang, Hue, Vietnam
  • Toshiharu Mita Entomological Laboratory, Faculty of Agriculture, Kyushu University, 744, Motooka, Nishi-ku, Fukuoka, 819-0395 Japan
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2023.877.2203
Keywords: Loboscelidiinae, taxonomy, Oriental Region, parasitoid, foraging behavior

Abstract

The taxonomy of Loboscelidiinae in Vietnam is revised, with 16 new species being described: Loboscelidia bachmaensis sp. nov., L. barbata sp. nov., L. cilia sp. nov., L. convexa sp. nov., L. cucphuongensis sp. nov., L. cuneata sp. nov., L. do sp. nov., L. flavipes sp. nov., L. glabra sp. nov., L. komedai sp. nov., L. mediata sp. nov., L. parallela sp. nov., L. piriformis sp. nov., L. squamosa sp. nov., L. vang sp. nov. and L. vietnamensis sp. nov. In total, 24 species of Loboscelidia are recognized in the fauna of Vietnam. Keys to Indo-Chinese male and world female of Loboscelidia are provided. A brief observation of the foraging behavior of L. squamosa sp. nov. is also reported. Host-carriage and subsequent host egg burying are considered primary nesting behaviors of solitary wasps.

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2023-08-04
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Hisasue, Y., Pham, T.-H., & Mita, T. (2023). Taxonomic revision of the genus Loboscelidia Westwood, 1874 (Hymenoptera: Chrysididae: Loboscelidiinae) from Vietnam. European Journal of Taxonomy, 887(1), 1–68. https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2023.877.2203
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