Abstract

A new species of the genus Pseudomegischus van Achterberg, Pseudomegischus yunnanensis sp. n., is described and illustrated from Yunnan Province, China. This is the second species of the genus reported from China. A modified section of the identification key to species of Pseudomegischus is added to include the new species.

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  • The genus Pseudomegischus van Achterberg, 2002 is a small group of parasitic wasps in the family Stephanidae (Hymenoptera), with only five described species worldwide (Tan et al 2015)

  • A new species of the genus Pseudomegischus van Achterberg, Pseudomegischus yunnanensis sp. n., is described and illustrated from Yunnan Province, China. This is the second species of the genus reported from China

  • We report the second species of the genus from the Oriental part of China

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Description of a new species of Pseudomegischus van Achterberg from China (Hymenoptera, Stephanidae). Sharkey | Received 9 June 2016 | Accepted 17 June 2016 | Published 29 June 2016 http://zoobank.org/E3561313-0E9C-4913-8722-34B592250AA8

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