Notes on the genus Dendrocerus Ratzeburg (Hymenoptera, Megaspilidae) from China, with description of two new species

Species of the genus Dendrocerus Ratzeburg, 1852 (Hymenoptera: Megaspilidae) from China were studied. Six species are recorded, of which two known species, D. carpenteri (Curtis, 1829) and D. laticeps (Hedicke, 1929) are re-described; and two species are described as new to science, D. anisodontus W...

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Published in:	Journal of Hymenoptera research Vol. 86; no. 16; pp. 123 - 143
Main Authors:	Wang, Xu, Chen, Huayan, Mikó, István, Huang, Yixin, Zhu, Chaodong
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Pensoft Publishers 29-10-2021
Subjects:	Discovery and exploration DNA barcoding Hymenoptera Identification and classification China
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Summary:	Species of the genus Dendrocerus Ratzeburg, 1852 (Hymenoptera: Megaspilidae) from China were studied. Six species are recorded, of which two known species, D. carpenteri (Curtis, 1829) and D. laticeps (Hedicke, 1929) are re-described; and two species are described as new to science, D. anisodontus Wang, Chen and Mikó sp. nov. and D. bellus Wang, Chen and Mikó sp. nov. . Sequences of the 28S rDNA were generated to associate both sexes of the same species.
ISSN:	1070-9428 1314-2607
DOI:	10.3897/jhr.86.72281