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A revision of Chinese species of Mesopolobus Westwood (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae) with descriptions of four new species from China

  • Hui Xiao ,
  • Lei Sun ,
  • Tianyang Jiao ,
  • Zi Li
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Key Laboratory of Zoological Systematics and Evolution, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China; Plant Protection College, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai’an, Shandong, 271018, China; College of Life Sciences, Gradua

Online published: 2016-01-24

Abstract

Twenty-five species of Mesopolobus Westwood are recognized from China, of which four species are reported as new to science, M. tongi Xiao, sp. nov., M. changbaicus Xiao, sp. nov., M. equivenae Sun & Xiao, sp. nov. and M. beilingicus Sun & Xiao, sp. nov. and fifteen species are newly recorded from China. A key to Chinese Mesopolobus and illustration of external features of the species are provided.

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Hui Xiao , Lei Sun , Tianyang Jiao , Zi Li . A revision of Chinese species of Mesopolobus Westwood (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae) with descriptions of four new species from China[J]. Zoological Systematics, 2016 , 41(1) : 64 -81 . DOI: 10.11865/zs.201604

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