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Issue: Vol. 5821 No. 3: 2 Jun. 2026
Type: Article
Published: 2026-06-02
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5821.3.5
Page range: 412-420
Abstract views: 72
PDF downloaded: 3

Discovery of the genus Pseudomegischus van Achterberg together with a new species from Vietnam (Hymenoptera, Stephanidae)

College of Forestry; Beijing Forestry University; Beijing 100083; China
Science and Technology Research Center of China Customs; Beijing 100026; China
College of Forestry; Beijing Forestry University; Beijing 100083; China
Shaanxi Key Laboratory for Animal Conservation / Key Laboratory of Resource Biology and Biotechnology in Western China; College of Life Sciences; Northwest University; 229 North Taibai Road; Xi’an; Shaanxi 710069; China
Hymenoptera New record genus parasitoid wasp Oriental Region

Abstract

The crown wasp genus Pseudomegischus van Achterberg, 2002, is newly reported from Vietnam with a new species, Pseudomegischus vietnamiensis Ge & Tan, sp. nov. (Hymenoptera: Stephanidae) described. A key to the species of the genus Pseudomegischus is provided.

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How to Cite

Ge, S.-X., Zhang, L.-J., Ren, L.-L. & Tan, J.-L. (2026) Discovery of the genus Pseudomegischus van Achterberg together with a new species from Vietnam (Hymenoptera, Stephanidae). Zootaxa, 5821 (3), 412–420. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5821.3.5