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Issue: Vol. 5339 No. 6: 4 Sept. 2023
Type: Article
Published: 2023-09-04
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5339.6.2
Page range: 520-532
Abstract views: 255
PDF downloaded: 24

A taxonomic study on the genus Zethus Fabricius from Hong Kong, with proposal of a new synonym (Hymenoptera: Vespidae: Eumeninae)

Division of Forest Protection; Taiwan Forestry Research Institute (TFRI); Taipei; Taiwan
Sai Kung; Hong Kong; China
Hymenoptera Oriental region vespid wasps distribution male genitalia

Abstract

We review three leaf-cutter wasp species of the genus Zethus Fabricius, 1804 occurring in Hong Kong. Zethus malayanus Gusenleitner, 2010, syn. nov. is proposed as a junior synonym of Z. bakeri Giordani Soika, 1995; we clarify the status of Zethus dolosus Bingham, 1897 formerly reported from Hong Kong and add Z. angulatus Nguyen & Carpenter, 2016 as new to Hong Kong. We provide descriptions and high-resolution images for the three species, including male genitalia of Z. angulatus and Z. bakeri.

 

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