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Issue: Vol. 5831 No. 4: 17 Jun. 2026
Type: Article
Published: 2026-06-17
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5831.4.6
Page range: 553-566
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Review of the Palaearctic species of Dicopomorpha Ogloblin, 1955 (Hymenoptera: Mymaridae)

Botanical Garden of the University of Wroclaw; Sienkiewicza 23; 50-335 Wroclaw; Poland
Insects Division; Natural History Museum; South Kensington; London SW7 5BD; United Kingdom
Hymenoptera Chalcidoidea fairyfly Alaptus group taxonomy faunistics key

Abstract

The fairyfly genus Dicopomorpha Ogloblin (Hymenoptera: Mymaridae) is recorded for the first time from Europe. The female of D. liaoningensis (Lou, Cao & Lou), originally described from Northeastern China, is redescribed based on specimens from New Zealand, Poland and United Kingdom, and its previously unknown male is described and illustrated. Litus longitus Aishan is transferred to Dicopomorpha as D. longita (Aishan), comb. nov. A key to females of the three Palaearctic species of Dicopomorpha is presented.

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How to Cite

Pawluk, F. & Painter, D. (2026) Review of the Palaearctic species of Dicopomorpha Ogloblin, 1955 (Hymenoptera: Mymaridae). Zootaxa, 5831 (4), 553–566. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5831.4.6