Works on Hymenoptera taxonomy and phylogeny

The hymenopteran parasitoid complex of the families Eurytomidae and Pteromalidae associated with Lixus subtilis Boheman, 1836 (Coleoptera, Curculionidae) developing on sugar beet …

This paper presents a systematic study on the Chinese species of the genus Lyroda Say. Four new species of Lyroda from Yunnan, Guangxi, and Zhejiang provinces are described and il…

The synigonymy of Anadimonia Ogloblin, 1936 with Trichocerophysa Gressitt & Kimoto, 1963 is supported. Trichocerophysa latifascia Gressitt & Kimoto, 1963, syn. nov. is regarded as…

Based on the male genitalia, five new leafhopper species of Limassolla, L. pygalis Ran & Song, sp. nov., L. maehongsonensis Ran & Song, sp. nov., L. yangi Ran & Song, sp. nov., L.…

Tychius is a speciose and widespread weevil genus, whose phylogenetic relationships are largely unknown. Here we assess the validity of the subgenus Apeltarius using an integrativ…

Thirteen new species belonging to the dentivalvata species group of the genus Meleonoma Meyrick are described. They are M. anisomorpha sp. nov., M. apicitriangula sp. nov., M. bis…

Sericopimpla Kriechbaumer, 1895 (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae, Pimplinae) is a moderately large Darwin wasp genus distributed mostly in the Paleotropics and Australasian region. Her…

As part of our Neotropical Dyopsinae Project, a revision of the Neotropical genus Sosxetra Walker is proposed. Morphological and molecular evidence challenge its previous monotypi…

Orionis coxator (Belokobylskij, 1995) (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Euphorinae: Perilitini) was reared from an individual of Apterygida tuberculosa Shiraki, 1928 (Dermaptera: Forficul…

New Caledonia is a biodiversity hotspot with high levels of micro-endemism, yet its gracillariid fauna remains poorly documented. Here, two new species of Caloptilia Hübner, 1825 …

The genus Nesaulax Roman, 1914 (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Braconinae) is reported from China for the first time, and a new species (Nesaulax protuberator Li & van Achterberg, sp. n…

The ascalaphid genus Deleproctophylla Lefèbvre is a characteristic element of insects from dry, warm grasslands across the Palaearctic, currently comprising five described species…

The genus Ussurohelcon Belokobylskij is recorded for the first time from Vietnam with six new species described and fully illustrated: Ussurohelcon hatinh Long, sp. nov., U. hagia…

Three species, Cerodontha (Dizygomyza) flavilunulata sp. nov., C. (D.) granditerga sp. nov., C. (D.) tumefacta sp. nov., are new to science, and four species, C. (Cerodontha) flav…

Xanthephialtes Cameron, 1906 (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae, Pimplinae) is a small Afrotropical Darwin wasp genus with only two previously known species, for which we provide images …

This study describes Semioscopis sinicella Wang, Zhu & Xiao, sp. nov. of the genus Semioscopis Hübner, 1825 (Lepidoptera, Depressariidae) from China. The new species is similar in…

Three species of Signiphoridae are recorded from the Xishuangbanna Rainforest (China, Yunnan). Chartocerus menglaensis sp. nov. is described as new to science. Chartocerus niger (…

The geometrid moth Drepanogynis insciata (Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875) has been known only from two specimens in the Natural History Museum, London, UK: the holotype male collected …

The genus Yufengus gen. nov. is established for a new species of Limacodidae, Y. atrophaneuroides sp. nov. Yufengus is from Taiwan, yet its larva is similar to monkey-slug caterpi…

The Neotropical Clistopyga henryi species-group includes currently four described species. In this study, we describe two new species (C. peruandina Sääksjärvi & Pádua, sp. nov. a…

A new species of Diglyphus Walker, D. albifemur Liu, Hansson & Guo, sp. nov., is described based on extensive material from China collected from 2016 to 2024. The entire material …

The species of Acroclisoides Girault & Dodd (Pteromalidae: Metasteninae) are revised. Twenty-three world species are recognized based on females, of which eight new species are de…

A biodiversity monitoring program in south-central British Columbia, Canada, at sites on traditional nłeʔképmx territory near the Highland Valley Copper mine, collected many speci…

Two new species of Conostigmus Dahlbom, 1858, C. rotundus Yang & Wang, sp. nov. and C. clayulatus Yang & Wang, sp. nov. are described from the Yintiaoling Nature Reserve, Chongqin…

We describe a new monotypic genus of Darwin wasps (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae, Banchinae) from the Yasuní region, Ecuador: Amazoboea gen. nov. is described to accommodate A. selva…

Four new species of the spider family Linyphiidae Blackwall, 1859 are described from Hunan Province, southern China: Gongylidioides heimifengensis sp. nov. (♂♀), Gongylidium subbi…

Species of the nominate subgenus of Polynema Haliday (Hymenoptera: Mymaridae) in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of China are reviewed. Three new taxa are described, P. (Polynem…

Palaearctic species of the sequester group of Pteromalus Swederus, 1795 are reviewed. Three new species, P. boleensis Yan, Li & Tselikh, sp. nov. (Kazakhstan, China), P. longipedi…

The genus Alexeter Förster, 1869 is first recorded from Taiwan. One previously described species, A. shakojiensis Uchida, 1930, is newly recorded from Taiwan. Six new species, A. …

Based on specimens collected from southern China, two new species of Platnickina Koçak & Kemal, 2008 are described: P. submaculata Hu & Liu, sp. nov. (male, female) and P. yoshida…

Three new species of the wolf spider genus Zoica Simon, 1898 are described from eastern and southeastern parts of Asia: Zoica dulong Lu, Zhang & Wang, sp. nov. (Yunnan, ♂♀) and Z.…

The mealybug genus Paraputo Laing (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha: Pseudococcidae) contains 89 species worldwide, including several important agricultural insect pests. During a 2024 surv…

The wolf-spider genus Draposa Kronestedt, 2010 in China is reviewed. A new combination is proposed: Draposa aciculifera (Chen, Song & Li, 2001), comb. nov. (ex. Pardosa C L. Koch,…

Zele Curtis is a braconid parasitoid wasp genus within the subfamily Euphorinae (Hymenoptera, Braconidae), consisting of only 30 species worldwide. The Chinese species of the genu…

Six new species, belonging to three species groups of Clubiona Latreille, 1804 are described from both males and females: C. huntianling Yu & Li, sp. nov., C. rouqiu Yu & Li, sp. …

The genus Lipolexis Förster, 1863 consists of 11 species worldwide, with two species previously recorded in South Korea. In this study, three new species: L. depressiceps S. Kim &…

This study reviews the Chinese representatives of Amaurobius, and a new genus, Sinoamaurobius Kong, Zhang & Wang, gen. nov., is described to accommodate seven species, including t…

A new subgenus, Macrohimalaea subgen. nov., in the genus Himalaea Hreblay & L. Ronkay, 1998, is established and described for Himalaea (Macrohimalaea) batanga Saldaitis, Benedek &…

Species of the subgenus Tatsipolia Benedek, Behounek, Floriani & Saldaitis, 2011 of the genus Dasypolia Guenée, 1852 are reviewed and the genus-group names Chalapolia Benedek, Beh…

The small microgastrine braconid genus Wilkinsonellus Mason was known previously from parts of the Australo-Oriental region, but it has never been reported from Borneo (Brunei and…

Three new genera as well as one new species belonging to Lycosidae are described, Houcosa gen. nov. (type species: Houcosa zhaoi sp. nov., ♂♀), Kuncosa gen. nov. (type species: Ar…

Agrotis villenensis sp. nov. is described from the Iberian Peninsula. Differential superficial, genital and genetic (barcode) characters from its closest Iberian and European rela…

The parasitoid wasp genus Dolichogenidea is currently the second most speciose within the subfamily Microgastrinae (Hymenoptera: Braconidae), with 366 world species known so far, …

The Exothecinae genera Colastes Haliday, 1833, Colastinus Belokobylskij, 1984, and Xenarcha Foerster, 1863 of the Korean peninsula are reviewed. The names Pseudophanomeris Belokob…

A new species of Aspilota without a mesoscutal pit, A. murieli Peris-Felipo, sp. nov., is described and illustrated from Argentina. The genus Aspilota Foerster, 1863 is recorded f…

Heterosmilax is a unique dioecious genus of Smilacaceae (Liliales, Monocotyledon) in that both male and female flowers are sympetalous, ellipsoid, and almost closed. Our field obs…

The parasitoid Darwin wasps (Ichneumonidae) are one of the most species-rich families of insects, with a crucial role in ecosystem functioning while many species are known as pote…

Two new species of Pteromalus Swederus (Hymenoptera, Pteromalidae, Pteromalinae), Pteromalus steppensis Li & Hu, sp. nov. and Pteromalus xiaomoheensis Yan & Li, sp. nov., are desc…

Scolomus Townes & Townes, 1950 is a genus in Ichneumonidae, with six species occurring in the Holarctic and Neotropical regions. In this study, a new species is described from Chi…

Six new species of the genus Sudesna are described from South China: S. cangshan sp. nov. (♀, Yunnan), S. dali sp. nov. (♂♀, Yunnan), S. haiboi sp. nov. (♂♀, Yunnan), S. hainan sp…