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Issue: Vol. 3519 No. 1: 17 Oct. 2012
Type: Articles
Published: 2012-10-17
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3519.1.5
Page range: 77–84
Abstract views: 27
PDF downloaded: 1

First record of the genus Dolichomitus Smith (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae: Pimplinae) from Vietnam, with description of one new species

Institute of Ecology and Biological Resources, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, 18 Hoang Quoc Viet, Hanoi, Vietnam Zoological Reasearch Museum Alexander Koenig, Adenauerallee 160, D-53113 Bonn, Germany
Department of Life Sciences, the Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London SW7 5BD, UK
Dr. Dreeslaan 204, NL-4241 CM, Arkel, The Netherlands, keeszwakhals@yahoo.com
Hymenoptera Ephialtini taxonomy

Abstract

The genus Dolichomitus Smith, 1877 is recorded from Vietnam for the first time with description of a new species, D. lami sp. nov., from Hoang Lien National Park, Lao Cai Province. Besides, D. melanomerus (Vollenhoven) is recorded as new for the country from specimens collected in Tam Dao National Park, Vinh Phuc Province and Hang Kia-Pa Co Nature Reserve, Hoa Binh Province.

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