The genus Chalybion Dahlbom, 1843 (Hymenoptera: Sphecidae) from Northwest Vietnam, with description of a new species

Phong Huy Pham; Michael Ohl; Lam Xuan Truong

doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4712.2.2

The genus Chalybion Dahlbom, 1843 (Hymenoptera: Sphecidae) from Northwest Vietnam, with description of a new species

Zootaxa. 2019 Dec 19;4712(2):zootaxa.4712.2.2. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.4712.2.2.

Authors

Phong Huy Pham¹, Michael Ohl, Lam Xuan Truong

Affiliation

¹ Institute of Ecology and Biological Resources, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, 18 Hoang Quoc Viet street, Ha Noi, Vietnam Graduate University of Science and Technology, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, 18 Hoang Quoc Viet street, Ha Noi, Vietnam. phong.wasp@gmail.com.

PMID: 32230684
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4712.2.2

Abstract

The genus Chalybion Dahlbom, 1843 from northwest Vietnam is studied. Six species of the genus are recorded for the area. Of these, C. dolichothorax (Kohl, 1918) and C. gracile Hensen, 1988 are new records, whereas C. tanvinhensis sp. nov. is described as a new species. Notes on the nest of the new species and keys to both sexes of the six species reported from northwest Vietnam are provided.

Keywords: Hymenoptera, nest, new species, Chalybion tanvinhensis, Sphecidae, Hymenoptera, Vietnam.

MeSH terms

Animal Distribution
Animals
Female
Hymenoptera*
Male
Vietnam