Three new species and one new record of Ampulex Jurine (Hymenoptera, Ampulicidae) from China, with a key to Chinese species

By

Liu, Zhizhi
Li, Qiang
Ma, Li

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2025

Original Publication

Journal of Hymenoptera research

Volume

98

Pages

355--380

Subjects

Ampulex , Ampulicidae , cockroach wasp , identification key , taxonomy

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Washington, D.C International Society of Hymenopterists

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/jhr.98.145619

 

Abstract

The taxonomy of the genus Ampulex in China is studied, three new species from Yunnan, Fujian, Guangdong, and Guangxi Provinces are described: Ampulex fronticarinalis Liu & Li, sp. nov., Ampulex genapunctata Liu & Li, sp. nov., and Ampulex rubifemoralis Liu & Li, sp. nov. Additionally, Ampulex tridentata Tsuneki, 1982 is recorded from China, and the female of Ampulex clypecomplana Chen and Q. Li, 2010 is described for the first time. An identification key and a checklist of the Chinese species of Ampulex are provided.