Two new species of the genus Discoelius Latreille (Hymenoptera, Vespidae, Eumeninae) from China, with a key to the Chinese species

By

Zhou, Xin
Chen, Bin
Li, Tingjing

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2013

Original Publication

Journal of Hymenoptera research

Volume

32

Pages

45-54

Subjects

China , Discoelius , Eumeninae , Hymenoptera , new species , Vespidae

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Washington, D.C International Society of Hymenopterists

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/jhr.32.4958

 

Abstract

Two new species, namely Discoelius nigriclypeus Zhou and Li, sp. n. from Hunan, China, and Discoelius emeishanensus Zhou and Li, sp. n. from Sichuan, China, are described. A key to the Chinese species of the genus is provided, along with illustrations of the new species. Type specimens of these two new species are deposited in the Institute of Entomology and Molecular Biology, Chongqing Normal University.