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Issue: Vol. 5802 No. 1: 1 May 2026
Type: Article
Published: 2026-05-01
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5802.1.3
Page range: 68-82
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A new species of Casinaria (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae) parasitizing on Aporia hippia (Lepidoptera: Pieridae) from China, and its complete mitochondrial genome

Center for Biological Disaster Prevention and Control; National Forestry and Grassland Administration; Shenyang 110034; P.R. China.
Xianmi Forestry Farm; Qilianshan National Park; Menyuan; 810300; P.R. China
College of Plant Protection; China Agricultural University; Haidian 100193; P.R. China
College of Plant Protection; China Agricultural University; Haidian 100193; P.R. China
Hymenoptera Campopleginae Casinaria Darwin wasp mitochondrial genome parasitoid

Abstract

A new species, Casinaria qinghaia Li, sp. nov., is described and illustrated. It was reared from the larvae of Aporia hippia (Bremer, 1861) (Pieridae) in Qinghai Province, P.R. China. Through Illumina sequencing technology, we have sequenced and annotated the mitochondrial genome of C. qinghaia, serving as the molecular marker for the species. The mitochondrial gene characteristics, including base composition and codon usage bias, were investigated. Morphological evidence, augmented by mitochondrial genome, provides a robust framework for establishing the species identity of C. qinghaia.

 

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How to Cite

Li, T., Wei, Z.-C., Zhao, T.-Y. & Song, F. (2026) A new species of Casinaria (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae) parasitizing on Aporia hippia (Lepidoptera: Pieridae) from China, and its complete mitochondrial genome. Zootaxa, 5802 (1), 68–82. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5802.1.3