A new species of the rare chrysidid subfamily Loboscelidiinae from China: the third species of Rhadinoscelidia Kimsey, 1988 (Hymenoptera, Chrysididae)

Jing-Xian Liu; Jie-Min Yao; Zai-Fu Xu

doi:10.3897/zookeys.87.1295

A new species of the rare chrysidid subfamily Loboscelidiinae from China: the third species of Rhadinoscelidia Kimsey, 1988 (Hymenoptera, Chrysididae)

Zookeys. 2011 Mar 24:(87):11-7. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.87.1295.

Authors

Jing-Xian Liu¹, Jie-Min Yao, Zai-Fu Xu

Affiliation

¹ College of Nature Resources and Environment, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510640, the People's Republic of China.

Abstract

Rhadinoscelidia delta Liu, Yao & Xu, sp. n. (Chrysididae, Loboscelidiinae) is described and illustrated based on two female specimens from Hainan province. It represents the first record of the genus Rhadinoscelidia Kimsey, 1988 for China. A key to the world species of this genus is given. All specimens are preserved in the Hymenopteran Collection, South China Agricultural University (SCAU).

Keywords: Aculeata; Chrysidoidea; Oriental Region.