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| Megischus shixiangi Ge & Tan, in Ge, Ren et Tan, 2023. |
Abstract
A new crown wasp species, Megischus shixiangi Ge & Tan, sp. nov. from Vietnam (Hymenoptera: Stephanidae), is described and illustrated. In addition, M. kuafu Ge & Tan is first recorded in Vietnam. A distribution map of the Vietnamese species is provided.
Keywords: Crown wasps, Oriental, parasitoids, Taxonomy
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| Megischus shixiangi Ge & Tan, sp. nov. Holotype ♀ 1 head, frontal view 2 head, dorsal view 3 head, lateral view 4 pronotum, dorsal view. |
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| Megischus shixiangi Ge & Tan, sp. nov. Holotype ♀ 5 mesosoma, dorsal view 6 mesosoma, lateral view 7 wings. |
Megischus shixiangi Ge & Tan, sp. nov.
Diagnosis: Head with blackish vertex distinctly contrasting with dark reddish temple; Vertex irregular rugosity, with three or four (the last one rather weak and incomplete) strong regularly curved lamelliform carinae behind posterior teeth. Pronotum comparatively slender, pronotal fold distinct developed; neck at distinct lower level than the middle part of pronotum in lateral view; Forewing with vein 2Cub distinctly shorter than vein cu+a; Hind tibia with its widened part rather weakly concaves basally in lateral view.
Etymology: We named the new species after Prof. Shi-Xiang Zong. To thank him for his kind support for the first author’s taxonomy research.
Si-Xun Ge, Li-Li Ren and Jiang-Li Tan. 2023. A New Species and A New Record Species of Megischus Brullé (Hymenoptera, Stephanidae) from Vietnam. Journal of Hymenoptera Research. 96: 723-734. DOI: 10.3897/jhr.96.107502
