Review of Psenulus species (Hymenoptera, Psenidae) in the Hong Kong SAR, with description of three new species

Review of Psenulus species (Hymenoptera, Psenidae) in the Hong Kong SAR, with description of three new species

The wasp genus Psenulus is the most diverse genus of the family Psenidae in the superfamily Apoidea, with its diversity peaking in the Oriental realm. Six species of the genus are here recorded for the first time from the Hong Kong SAR. Three of these, Psenulus ephippius sp. nov., Ps...

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Main Authors: Christopher K. Taylor, Christophe Barthélémy, Roy Cheung Shun Chi, Benoit Guénard
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2020-10-01
Series:Journal of Hymenoptera Research
Online Access:https://jhr.pensoft.net/article/55832/download/pdf/
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spelling doaj-10f12fc0f6f34504981ff52e6070cf9a2020-11-25T03:36:38ZengPensoft PublishersJournal of Hymenoptera Research1314-26072020-10-017916921110.3897/jhr.79.5583255832Review of Psenulus species (Hymenoptera, Psenidae) in the Hong Kong SAR, with description of three new speciesChristopher K. Taylor0Christophe Barthélémy1Roy Cheung Shun Chi2Benoit Guénard3University of Western AustraliaUnaffiliatedUniversity of Hong KongHong Kong University The wasp genus Psenulus is the most diverse genus of the family Psenidae in the superfamily Apoidea, with its diversity peaking in the Oriental realm. Six species of the genus are here recorded for the first time from the Hong Kong SAR. Three of these, Psenulus ephippius sp. nov., Psenulus gibbus sp. nov. and Psenulus pallens sp. nov. are described as new to science. An identification key, figures for all taxa recorded in Hong Kong and phenology of five of the six species are also provided. https://jhr.pensoft.net/article/55832/download/pdf/
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Review of Psenulus species (Hymenoptera, Psenidae) in the Hong Kong SAR, with description of three new species
Journal of Hymenoptera Research
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title Review of Psenulus species (Hymenoptera, Psenidae) in the Hong Kong SAR, with description of three new species
title_short Review of Psenulus species (Hymenoptera, Psenidae) in the Hong Kong SAR, with description of three new species
title_full Review of Psenulus species (Hymenoptera, Psenidae) in the Hong Kong SAR, with description of three new species
title_fullStr Review of Psenulus species (Hymenoptera, Psenidae) in the Hong Kong SAR, with description of three new species
title_full_unstemmed Review of Psenulus species (Hymenoptera, Psenidae) in the Hong Kong SAR, with description of three new species
title_sort review of psenulus species (hymenoptera, psenidae) in the hong kong sar, with description of three new species
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series Journal of Hymenoptera Research
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description The wasp genus Psenulus is the most diverse genus of the family Psenidae in the superfamily Apoidea, with its diversity peaking in the Oriental realm. Six species of the genus are here recorded for the first time from the Hong Kong SAR. Three of these, Psenulus ephippius sp. nov., Psenulus gibbus sp. nov. and Psenulus pallens sp. nov. are described as new to science. An identification key, figures for all taxa recorded in Hong Kong and phenology of five of the six species are also provided.
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