A taxonomic study of Chinese species of the alberti group of Metaphycus (Hymenoptera, Encyrtidae)

By

Wang, Ying (Entomologist)
Li, Cheng-De 1963-
Zhang, Yan-Zhou

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2013

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

285

Pages

53-88

Subjects

Chalcidoidea , China , natural enemy , new species , parasitoids

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.285.4142

 

Abstract

Ten alberti-group species of the genus Metaphycus Mercet from China are reviewed. Six species, M. dorsalis sp. n., M. chinensis sp. n., M. wui sp. n., M. stylatus sp. n., M. fusiscapus sp. n., and M. fusiformis sp. n. are described as new to science. Four known species from China are redescribed. A key to the females of the Chinese species is given and photomicrographs are provided to illustrate morphological characters of these species. All specimens, unless otherwise specified, are deposited in the National Zoological Museum of China, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing.