Four new species of Laelius Ashmead (Hymenoptera, Bethylidae) from Korea with an updated key to species in the Eastern Palaearctic region

By

Lim, Jongok
Lee, Seunghwan

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2024

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

1213

Pages

251--265

Subjects

Asia , Epyrinae , Flat wasps , identification key , new species , taxonomy

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1213.121630

 

Abstract

The genus Laelius Ashmead, 1893 (Hymenoptera, Bethylidae) is a cosmopolitan bethylid genus with 68 valid species distributed across most zoogeographic regions worldwide. This taxonomic study on Korean species of Laelius has led to the description of four new species, namely L. aforessp. nov., L. atratussp. nov., L. sulcatussp. nov., and L. tricuspissp. nov. Additionally, illustrations of the diagnostic characteristics of each species are provided, along with an updated key for 11 Laelius species from the Eastern Palaearctic region.