Two new species of the newly recorded subgenus Tropidodynerus Blüthgen (Hymenoptera, Vespidae, Eumeninae) from China, with a key to the known species

By

Li, Tingjing
Chen, Bin

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2015

Original Publication

Journal of Hymenoptera research

Volume

43

Pages

9-18

Subjects

China , Eumeninae , Hymenoptera , new record , new species , Tropidodynerus

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Washington, D.C International Society of Hymenopterists

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/JHR.43.4473

 

Abstract

The genus Tropidodynerus Blüthgen is newly recorded from China and two new species of the genus are described and illustrated, namely Tropidodynerus (Tropidodynerus) liupanshanensissp. n. from Ningxia, China and T. (T.) concavussp. n. from Hebei, China. In addition, a key to all known species of the subgenus Tropidodynerus is updated. Type specimens of these two new species are deposited in Hebei University and Chongqing Normal University.