Three new species of the genus Sycophila (Hymenoptera, Chalcidoidea, Eurytomidae) from China

Three new species of Sycophila Walker (Hymenoptera, Eurytomidae), S. hunanensis sp. nov., S. melanoloma sp. nov. and S. melanopoda sp. nov., are reported and described from mainland China. Meanwhile, Plagiotrochus glaucus Melika & Tang, 2011 (Hymenoptera, Cynipidae) is reported as a new...

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Main Authors: Hui Xiao, Rui Zhang, Mengqing Gao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2021-04-01
Series:ZooKeys
Online Access:https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/60911/download/pdf/
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Summary:Three new species of Sycophila Walker (Hymenoptera, Eurytomidae), S. hunanensis sp. nov., S. melanoloma sp. nov. and S. melanopoda sp. nov., are reported and described from mainland China. Meanwhile, Plagiotrochus glaucus Melika & Tang, 2011 (Hymenoptera, Cynipidae) is reported as a new host record of the genus Sycophila. A key to Chinese Sycophila and illustrations of external features of the species are provided.
ISSN:1313-2970