Abstract

A new cynipid species, Lithosaphonecrus mindatus Ide, Aung Tanaka, sp. nov., is described from Chin State, northwestern Myanmar. This is the first record of Cynipidae from this country. The new species emerged from a bud gall of Lithocarpus thomsonii. The new species' morphological features closely resemble L. arcoverticus Liu, Zhu Pang, but differ from the latter due to the presence of a broad foveal septum on the mesoscutellum and short triangular median mesoscutal impression and absence of the anteroadmedian signum on the mesoscutum. Partial sequences of cytochrome c oxidase subunit I region (614 bp) show a 14-15% difference between the new species and other congeners.

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