Review of the Aglaostigma niuae group (Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae) with descriptions of four new Chinese species

Meng-Meng Liu; Ze-Jian Li; Mei-Cai Wei

doi:10.5852/ejt.2025.981.2809

Review of the Aglaostigma niuae group (Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae) with descriptions of four new Chinese species

Meng-Meng Liu College of Ecology, Lishui University, Lishui, Zhejiang 323000, P.R. China https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0985-5852
Ze-Jian Li Provincial Postdoctoral Research Station, Scientific Research and Management Center of East China Medicinal Botanical Garden, Lishui Forestry Bureau, Lishui, Zhejiang 323000, P.R. China https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5436-6388
Mei-Cai Wei College of Life Science, Jiangxi Normal University, Nanchang, Jiangxi 330022, P.R. China https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6574-2000

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2025.981.2809

Keywords: sawfly, China, morphology, taxonomy, Tenthredininae

Abstract

The Aglaostigma niuae group is established, and its diagnosis is briefly discussed. Four new species of the A. niuae group from China are described and illustrated: A. hejunhuai sp. nov., A. leucotarsalina sp. nov., A. niuae sp. nov., and A tricoloricorne sp. nov. A key to all species of the A. niuae group is provided.

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2025-03-07

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Liu, M.-M., Li, Z.-J., & Wei, M.-C. (2025). Review of the Aglaostigma niuae group (Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae) with descriptions of four new Chinese species. European Journal of Taxonomy, 981(1), 38–51. https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2025.981.2809

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