A taxonomic study of Psyllaephagus Ashmead (Hymenoptera, Encyrtidae) from China

Boyu Zou; Hongying Hu; Lanwei Zhang; Yanzhou Zhang

doi:10.3897/zookeys.1184.109476

A taxonomic study of Psyllaephagus Ashmead (Hymenoptera, Encyrtidae) from China

Zookeys. 2023 Nov 23:1184:327-359. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.1184.109476. eCollection 2023.

Authors

Boyu Zou^{1

2}, Hongying Hu¹, Lanwei Zhang^{1

2}, Yanzhou Zhang^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ College of Life Science and Technology, Xinjiang University, Urumqi, Xinjiang 830017, China Xinjiang University Urumqi China.
² Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing China.

Abstract

Fifteen species of Psyllaephagus from China are studied. Three species, P.clavus Zou & Zhang, sp. nov., P.obliquus Zou & Zhang, sp. nov., and P.tangae Zou & Zhang, sp. nov., are described as new to science. A diagnosis or a description/redescription, figures of the characters, as well as the known distribution and hosts of each species are provided. A dichotomous key is also given to facilitate the identification of species.

Keywords: Aphalaridae; Carsidaridae; Homotomidae; Psyllidae; Triozidae.

Boyu Zou, Hongying Hu, Lanwei Zhang, Yanzhou Zhang.