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Issue: Vol. 5244 No. 2: 17 Feb. 2023
Type: Article
Published: 2023-02-17
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5244.2.4
Page range: 160-172
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The spider wasp genus Erythropompilus Shimizu & Pitts, 2021 (Hymenoptera, Pompilidae) in China, with description of two new species and an updated key to world species

Department of Entomology, College of Plant Protection, Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming, Yunnan, 650201, P. R. China.
Department of Entomology, College of Plant Protection, Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming, Yunnan, 650201, P. R. China.
Department of Entomology, College of Plant Protection, Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming, Yunnan, 650201, P. R. China.
spider wasps Pompilidae Erythropompilus taxonomy new record new species key China Oriental Region Hymenoptera

Abstract

The taxonomy of the genus Erythropompilus from China is studied, with description of two new species, namely Erythropompilus venterisetalis Wu & Ma, sp. nov., and Erythropompilus macroplacoideus Wu & Ma, sp. nov. Additionally, the genus is newly recorded from mainland China, and E. thailandensis is newly recorded from China. An updated key to the world species of Erythropompilus is provided.

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