Three new species of the genus Sycophila (Hymenoptera, Chalcidoidea, Eurytomidae) from China

Authors: Hui, Xiao Country: People's Republic of China DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1029.60911 Published: Jan. 1, 2021 Source: ZooKeys OpenAlex: View in OpenAlex

Collection: Pensoft Publishers

Keywords: Chalcid wasp · Topics: Hymenoptera taxonomy and phylogeny, Insect-Plant Interactions and Control, Plant and animal studies

Three new species of Sycophila Walker (Hymenoptera, Eurytomidae), S. hunanensis sp. nov., S. melanoloma sp. nov. and S. melanopoda sp. nov., are reported and described from mainland China. Meanwhile, Plagiotrochus glaucus Melika & Tang, 2011 (Hymenoptera, Cynipidae) is reported as a new host record of the genus Sycophila. A key to Chinese Sycophila and illustrations of external features of the species are provided.

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