Three new species of the genus Sycophila (Hymenoptera, Chalcidoidea, Eurytomidae) from China

By

Hui, Xiao
Zhang, Rui
Gao, Mengqing

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2021

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

1029

Pages

123--137

Subjects

Chalcid wasp , Fig wasp , key , parasitoids , plant galls , taxonomy

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1029.60911

 

Abstract

Three new species of Sycophila Walker (Hymenoptera, Eurytomidae), S. hunanensissp. nov., S. melanolomasp. nov. and S. melanopodasp. nov., are reported and described from mainland China. Meanwhile, Plagiotrochus glaucus Melika & Tang, 2011 (Hymenoptera, Cynipidae) is reported as a new host record of the genus Sycophila. A key to Chinese Sycophila and illustrations of external features of the species are provided.