Descriptions of Three New Species of the Genus <i>Acerataspis</i> Uchida, 1934 (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae, Metopiinae), with an Illustrated Identification Key to Extant Species
oleh: Jing-Xian Liu, Alexey Reshchikov, Hua-Yan Chen
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| Diterbitkan: | MDPI AG 2023-04-01 |
Deskripsi
The Asian genus <i>Acerataspis</i> Uchida, 1934 is reviewed based on both morphology and DNA barcodes. Ten species are recognized in total, of which three species from Yunnan Province of China are described as new: <i>Acerataspis maliae</i> sp. nov., <i>A. seperata</i> sp. nov. and <i>A. similis</i> sp. nov. The male of <i>A. fukienensis</i> Chao, 1957 is described and illustrated for the first time. The genus is recorded from Thailand and Southeast Asia for the first time. An illustrated key to all known extant species is provided. With the supplement of DNA barcodes, a few diagnostic morphological characters are found useful in species identification.