A new species of Passaloecus Shuckard (Hymenoptera, Crabronidae) from China, with a key to Oriental species

By

Bashir, Nawaz Haider
Bo, Liwen
Liu, Zhuocheng
Xia, Tiyuan
Chen, Huanhuan

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2023

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

1181

Pages

299--309

Subjects

identification key , Pemphredoninae , Pemphredonini , sphecid wasp , taxonomy

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1181.108543

 

Abstract

A new species of Passaloecus Shuckard, P. birugatus Bashir & Chen, sp. nov., is described and illustrated from Yunnan Province, China. The new species can be easily distinguished from known species of Passaloecus by its very long petiole, which is distinctly longer than wide, obscure scrobal suture, propodeum rugae and striations, body punctation, and coloration. An identification key to the Oriental species of Passaloecus is given.