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Issue: Vol. 5715 No. 1: 28 Oct. 2025
Type: Article
Published: 2025-10-28
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5715.1.42
Page range: 489-493
Abstract views: 55
PDF downloaded: 26

Krasava, a new genus of Pteromalidae (Hymenoptera, Chalcidoidea) from the Palaearctic region

Zoological Institute; Russian Academy of Sciences; St Petersburg; 199034; Russia
CBGP; INRAE; CIRAD; IRD; Montpellier SupAgro; University of Montpellier; Montpellier; France
Department of Plant Medicine; Gyeongsang National University; Jinju 52828; South Korea
The Science Museum of Natural Enemies; Geochang 50147; South Korea
Hymenoptera description parasitoids new taxa South Korea

Abstract

A new genus of Pteromalidae Krasava Tselikh, Rasplus & Lee, gen. nov., along with its type species Krasava sergeyi Tselikh, sp. nov., is described from the Republic of Korea. The genus can be distinguished by the following combination of characters: clypeus with neighbouring lateral parts convex, antenna inserted below ocular line, clava with a large micropilosity area on segments C1–C4, median area of propodeum concave, fore wing narrow.

 

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How to Cite

Tselikh, E.V., Rasplus, J.Y., Lee, J. & Ku, D.S. (2025) Krasava, a new genus of Pteromalidae (Hymenoptera, Chalcidoidea) from the Palaearctic region. Zootaxa, 5715 (1), 489–493. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5715.1.42