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Issue: Vol. 5886 No. 2: 2 Oct. 2026
Type: Article
Published: 2026-10-02
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5886.2.7
Page range: 273-280
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PDF downloaded: 9

A new species and two new distributional records of the Coccophagus malthusi group (Hymenoptera: Aphelinidae) from Xishuangbanna Rainforest, Yunnan, China

Hebei Key Laboratory of Animal Diversity; College of Life Science; Langfang Normal University; Langfang; 065000; China
Hebei Key Laboratory of Animal Diversity; College of Life Science; Langfang Normal University; Langfang; 065000; China
Hebei Key Laboratory of Animal Diversity; College of Life Science; Langfang Normal University; Langfang; 065000; China
Administration Bureau of Lishan National Nature Reserve; Jincheng; Shanxi; 030021; China
Hymenoptera Chalcidoidea Coccophaginae taxonomy parasitoid wasp China

Abstract

Three species from Xishuangbanna Rainforest (Yunnan, China) belonging to the Coccophagus malthusi group are studied, including one new species, Coccophagus trigoniflavus sp. nov., and two species, C. candidus and C. chloropulvinariae as new to China. A key to the species of Coccophagus malthusi group found in China is provided.

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How to Cite

Chen, Y., Zhou, Y.-R., Chen, H.-F. & Zheng, F. (2026) A new species and two new distributional records of the Coccophagus malthusi group (Hymenoptera: Aphelinidae) from Xishuangbanna Rainforest, Yunnan, China. Zootaxa, 5886 (2), 273–280. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5886.2.7