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Issue: Vol. 5652 No. 1: 24 Jun. 2025
Type: Article
Published: 2025-06-24
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5652.1.9
Page range: 78-87
Abstract views: 57
PDF downloaded: 23

Two new species of Conostigmus (Hymenoptera: Megaspilidae) from Yintiaoling National Nature Reserve, China

State Key Laboratory of Animal Biodiversity Conservation and Integrated Pest Management; Institute of Zoology; Chinese Academy of Sciences; Beijing; China; Anhui Provincial Key Laboratory of the Conservation and Exploitation of Biological Resources; Anhui Provincial Key Laboratory of Molecular Enzymology and Mechanism of Major Diseases; College of Life Sciences; Anhui Normal University; Wuhu; Anhui 241000; China
Anhui Provincial Key Laboratory of the Conservation and Exploitation of Biological Resources; Anhui Provincial Key Laboratory of Molecular Enzymology and Mechanism of Major Diseases; College of Life Sciences; Anhui Normal University; Wuhu; Anhui 241000; China
Anhui Provincial Key Laboratory of the Conservation and Exploitation of Biological Resources; Anhui Provincial Key Laboratory of Molecular Enzymology and Mechanism of Major Diseases; College of Life Sciences; Anhui Normal University; Wuhu; Anhui 241000; China
Anhui Provincial Key Laboratory of the Conservation and Exploitation of Biological Resources; Anhui Provincial Key Laboratory of Molecular Enzymology and Mechanism of Major Diseases; College of Life Sciences; Anhui Normal University; Wuhu; Anhui 241000; China
Collaborative Innovation Center of Recovery and Reconstruction of Degraded Ecosystem in Wanjiang Basin Co-founded by Anhui Province and Ministry of Education; School of Ecology and Environment; Wuhu; Anhui 241000; China
State Key Laboratory of Animal Biodiversity Conservation and Integrated Pest Management; Institute of Zoology; Chinese Academy of Sciences; Beijing; China; College of Biological Sciences/International College; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences; Beijing; China
Hymenoptera Ceraphronoidea morphology new species taxonomy Yintiaoling National Nature Reserve

Abstract

Two new species, Conostigmus asperatus Wang and Zhu sp. nov. and Conostigmus longus Wang and Zhu sp. nov. (Hymenoptera: Megaspilidae), are described and figured. A key to the species of Conostigmus from China is provided. The barcode region of the mitochondrial COI gene for the new species was sequenced. Based on genetic distance analysis, the application of COI sequences in species delimitation of Conostigmus was discussed.

 

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How to Cite

Wang, X., Liu, S., Cui, S., Li, F., Zhao, W., Huang, Y. & Zhu, C. (2025) Two new species of Conostigmus (Hymenoptera: Megaspilidae) from Yintiaoling National Nature Reserve, China. Zootaxa, 5652 (1), 78–87. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5652.1.9