First record of Discleroderma Kieffer (Hymenoptera, Bethylidae) from China and Republic of the Congo, with description of two new species

Chun-Hong Wang; Xue-Xin Chen

doi:10.11646/zootaxa.5477.3.7

First record of Discleroderma Kieffer (Hymenoptera, Bethylidae) from China and Republic of the Congo, with description of two new species

Zootaxa. 2024 Jul 9;5477(3):380-386. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.5477.3.7.

Authors

Chun-Hong Wang¹, Xue-Xin Chen²

Affiliations

¹ Ministry of Agriculture Key Lab of Molecular Biology of Crop Pathogens and Insects; Zhejiang University; Hangzhou 310058; China; Institute of Insect Sciences; College of Agriculture and Biotechnology; Zhejiang University; Hangzhou 310058; China. joycek0324@163.com.
² Ministry of Agriculture Key Lab of Molecular Biology of Crop Pathogens and Insects; Zhejiang University; Hangzhou 310058; China; Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Biology of Crop Pathogens and Insects; Zhejiang University; Hangzhou 310058; China; Institute of Insect Sciences; College of Agriculture and Biotechnology; Zhejiang University; Hangzhou 310058; China; State Key Lab of Rice Biology; Zhejiang University; Hangzhou 310058; China. xxchen@zju.edu.cn.

PMID: 39646075
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5477.3.7

Abstract

The genus Discleroderma Kieffer is recorded from China and Republic of the Congo for the first time. Two new species are described and illustrated: D. congoense sp. nov., D. xizangense sp. nov. from Republic of the Congo and China, respectively. An updated key to the world species of this genus is provided.

MeSH terms

Animal Distribution*
Animal Structures / anatomy & histology
Animal Structures / growth & development
Animals
Body Size
China
Congo
Female
Hymenoptera / anatomy & histology
Hymenoptera / classification
Male
Organ Size
Wasps / anatomy & histology
Wasps / classification