Review of Psenulus species (Hymenoptera, Psenidae) in the Hong Kong SAR, with description of three new species
The wasp genus Psenulus is the most diverse genus of the family Psenidae in the superfamily Apoidea, with its diversity peaking in the Oriental realm. Six species of the genus are here recorded for the first time from the Hong Kong SAR. Three of these, Psenulus ephippius sp. nov., Psenulus gibbus sp...
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| author | Christopher K. Taylor Christophe Barthélémy Roy Cheung Shun Chi Benoit Guénard |
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| description | The wasp genus Psenulus is the most diverse genus of the family Psenidae in the superfamily Apoidea, with its diversity peaking in the Oriental realm. Six species of the genus are here recorded for the first time from the Hong Kong SAR. Three of these, Psenulus ephippius sp. nov., Psenulus gibbus sp. nov. and Psenulus pallens sp. nov. are described as new to science. An identification key, figures for all taxa recorded in Hong Kong and phenology of five of the six species are also provided. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-10f12fc0f6f34504981ff52e6070cf9a2022-12-21T23:12:59ZengPensoft PublishersJournal of Hymenoptera Research1314-26072020-10-017916921110.3897/jhr.79.5583255832Review of Psenulus species (Hymenoptera, Psenidae) in the Hong Kong SAR, with description of three new speciesChristopher K. Taylor0Christophe Barthélémy1Roy Cheung Shun Chi2Benoit Guénard3University of Western AustraliaUnaffiliatedUniversity of Hong KongHong Kong UniversityThe wasp genus Psenulus is the most diverse genus of the family Psenidae in the superfamily Apoidea, with its diversity peaking in the Oriental realm. Six species of the genus are here recorded for the first time from the Hong Kong SAR. Three of these, Psenulus ephippius sp. nov., Psenulus gibbus sp. nov. and Psenulus pallens sp. nov. are described as new to science. An identification key, figures for all taxa recorded in Hong Kong and phenology of five of the six species are also provided.https://jhr.pensoft.net/article/55832/download/pdf/ |
| spellingShingle | Christopher K. Taylor Christophe Barthélémy Roy Cheung Shun Chi Benoit Guénard Review of Psenulus species (Hymenoptera, Psenidae) in the Hong Kong SAR, with description of three new species Journal of Hymenoptera Research |
| title | Review of Psenulus species (Hymenoptera, Psenidae) in the Hong Kong SAR, with description of three new species |
| title_full | Review of Psenulus species (Hymenoptera, Psenidae) in the Hong Kong SAR, with description of three new species |
| title_fullStr | Review of Psenulus species (Hymenoptera, Psenidae) in the Hong Kong SAR, with description of three new species |
| title_full_unstemmed | Review of Psenulus species (Hymenoptera, Psenidae) in the Hong Kong SAR, with description of three new species |
| title_short | Review of Psenulus species (Hymenoptera, Psenidae) in the Hong Kong SAR, with description of three new species |
| title_sort | review of psenulus species hymenoptera psenidae in the hong kong sar with description of three new species |
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