The Species of the mali-Group of Aphelinus (Hymenoptera: Aphelinidae), with Descriptions of Three New Species, DNA Sequence Data and One Newly-Recorded Species from China
Zhigang Dong, Ye Luo, Junqing Ge, Jian Huang, Andrew Polaszek, Zhuhong Wang · 2024
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Description
Tiny parasitic wasps of the genus Aphelinus attack aphids, and one cluster of them, the mali group, spans the world with look-alike species. Six taxonomists review all 17 known members in 2024. The group is marked by dark bodies with pale rear parts and a telltale row of bristles on the wing. Five members were already known from China. The team adds DNA barcodes from the standard gene for four of them.
Three species are new to science, each described and pictured in detail, and one more is recorded in China for the first time. A fresh identification key covers the whole group. The authors say the update steadies names that pest control workers rely on.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Zhigang Dong, Ye Luo, Junqing Ge, Jian Huang, Andrew Polaszek, Zhuhong Wang |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2024 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 28 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |