Three new species, and new distributional data, of Haltichella (Hymenoptera, Chalcididae) from China

Zookeys. 2021 Sep 15:1060:1-16. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.1060.70427. eCollection 2021.

Abstract

Five species of Haltichella (Hymenoptera, Chalcididae) from China are reviewed, including three new species, H.bimaculata Wang & Li, sp. nov., H.bomiana Wang & Li, sp. nov., H.strigata Wang & Li, sp. nov. Haltichellaclavicornis (Ashmead) is newly recorded from China and H.nipponensis Habu is newly recorded from Heilongjiang, Shanxi, Shandong, Xizang, Guangdong and Yunnan Provinces in China. A key to the Chinese species of the Haltichella is provided.

Keywords: Chalcidoidea; Haltichellini; Haltichellinae; chalcid wasps; identification key; taxonomy.