Four new species and four newly recorded species of Omphale Haliday (Hymenoptera, Eulophidae) from China, with a key to Chinese species

By

Li, Mingrui
Wang, Jiasheng
Jing, Zeji
Meng, Qingfan
Zhao, Hongrui
Li, Xingpeng
Liu, Shengdong
Li, Chengde

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2024

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

1215

Pages

209--234

Subjects

Chalcidoidea , Entedoninae , Morphology , new species records , taxonomy

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1215.130669

 

Abstract

In this paper, four species of Omphale Haliday, O. longigena Li & Li, sp. nov., O. longitarsus Li & Li, sp. nov., O. rectisulcus Li & Li, sp. nov., and O. xanthosoma Li & Li, sp. nov., are described as new to science; four species, O. brevibuccata Szelényi, O. connectens Graham, O. melina Yefremova & Kriskovich, and O. obscura (Förster) are reported from China for the first time; and the male of O. melina is reported for the first time in the world. A key to all known species of the genus Omphale in China is provided.