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Issue: Vol. 5665 No. 3: 23 Jul. 2025
Type: Article
Published: 2025-07-23
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5665.3.3
Page range: 349-373
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Species of Eupelmidae (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea) from the Fujian Tianbaoyan National Nature Reserve, China

Biological Control Research Institute; Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University; UN(China) Center for Fruit Fly Prevention and Treatment / Key Laboratory of Biopesticide and Chemical Biology; Ministry of Education; State Key Laboratory of Ecological Pest Control for Fujian and Taiwan Crops; Fuzhou 350002; China.
Biological Control Research Institute; Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University; UN(China) Center for Fruit Fly Prevention and Treatment / Key Laboratory of Biopesticide and Chemical Biology; Ministry of Education; State Key Laboratory of Ecological Pest Control for Fujian and Taiwan Crops; Fuzhou 350002; China.
Biological Control Research Institute; Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University; UN(China) Center for Fruit Fly Prevention and Treatment / Key Laboratory of Biopesticide and Chemical Biology; Ministry of Education; State Key Laboratory of Ecological Pest Control for Fujian and Taiwan Crops; Fuzhou 350002; China.
Fujian Tianbaoyan National Nature Reserve; Sanming; 365101; China.
Fujian Tianbaoyan National Nature Reserve; Sanming; 365101; China.
Biological Control Research Institute; Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University; UN(China) Center for Fruit Fly Prevention and Treatment / Key Laboratory of Biopesticide and Chemical Biology; Ministry of Education; State Key Laboratory of Ecological Pest Control for Fujian and Taiwan Crops; Fuzhou 350002; China.
Hymenoptera new species new record Chinese species COI Australoodera Zaischnopsis Coryptilus

Abstract

The Fujian Tianbaoyan National Nature Reserve, located in Fujian Province, southeastern China, has revealed a remarkable diversity of Eupelmidae (Hymenoptera) species through several years of investigation. Fourteen species are newly recorded from this reserve, including two new species, Australoodera chenghuang Li & Peng sp. nov. and Zaischnopsis tianbaoyanensis Li & Peng sp. nov. One genus, Australoodera Girault n. rec. and one species, Eupelmus iris Fusu & Gibson n. rec. are newly recorded for China, the other eleven species include Anastatus gansuensis Chen & Zang, A. gastropachae Ashmead, A. japonicus Ashmead, A. shichengensis Sheng & Wang, Coryptilus longicervix Kawano & Fusu, Eupelmus luteipes Fusu & Gibson, E. peculiaris Narendran, E. pini Taylor, E. testaceiventris Motschulsky, Zaischnopsis fumosa Peng & Xiang, and Z. pacis Jiang & Peng. All species are illustrated, with the two new species described and illustrated in detail. Additionally, COI sequences for the two new species and five other eupelmids from the reserve are provided.

 

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How to Cite

Li, Z., Xu, S., Wang, Z., Chen, P., Wu, J. & Peng, L. (2025) Species of Eupelmidae (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea) from the Fujian Tianbaoyan National Nature Reserve, China. Zootaxa, 5665 (3), 349–373. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5665.3.3