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Issue: Vol. 5828 No. 1: 8 Jun. 2026
Type: Article
Published: 2026-06-08
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5828.1.7
Page range: 125-131
Abstract views: 34
PDF downloaded: 3

A new species of the genus Pristiceros Gravenhorst, 1829 (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae) from Europe and Japan

Toyohashi Museum of Natural History; 1-238 Oana; Oiwa; Toyohashi; Aichi 441-3147; Japan; Systematic Zoology Laboratory; Department of Biological Sciences; Graduate School of Science; Tokyo Metropolitan University; 1-1 Minami-Ôsawa; Hachiôji-shi; Tokyo 192-0397; Japan; Present address: Faculty of Environmental Science; University of Human Environments; 6-2 Kami-sanbonmatsu; Okazaki; Aichi 444-3505; Japan
Paradies 3b; Mohrkirch; Germany
1 South Hill Cottages; Downderry PL11 3JX; United Kingdom
Hymenoptera Taxonomy DNA barcoding COI Palaearctic Holarctic parasitoid wasp Platylabini

Abstract

Pristiceros kusigematii Kikuchi & Bendixen, sp. nov., a new platylabine species (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae: Ichneumoninae) is described from United Kingdom and Japan, with additional photographic records from Germany. Detailed illustrations of female specimens, and a DNA barcode are provided. The species is known from very few specimens and field records, suggesting that it may be rare or undercollected.

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How to Cite

Kikuchi, N., Bendixen, L. & Clark, T. (2026) A new species of the genus Pristiceros Gravenhorst, 1829 (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae) from Europe and Japan. Zootaxa, 5828 (1), 125–131. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5828.1.7