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Biological resources of Eunotidae, Herbertiidae, Pteromalidae and Eulophidae (Hymenoptera, Chalcidoidea) from the Altun Mountain National Nature Reserve, China, with description of ten new species
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- 1. Xinjiang Agricultural University, Urumchi, China
- 2. Xinjiang University, Urumchi, China
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In this study, we explore the biological resources of Eunotidae, Herbertiidae, Pteromalidae and Eulophidae in the Altun Mountain Nature Reserve, Xinjiang, China. Sixty-one species are listed and we described ten new species, including Eunotus caeruleus Kang & Hu, sp. nov. and Eunotus argenteus Kang & Hu, sp. nov. of Eunotidae, Herbertia altunensis Kang & Hu, sp. nov. of Herbertiidae, Thinodytes splendens Kang & Hu, sp. nov., Erdoesina maculata Kang & Hu, sp. nov., Homoporus flavus Kang & Hu, sp. nov. and Stenomalina viridis Kang & Hu, sp. nov. of Pteromalidae and two new species Diaulinopsis altunensis Kang & Hu, sp. nov. and Hyssopus altunensis Kang & Hu, sp. nov. of Eulophidae. Detailed illustrations of all new species are included to support identification and further study.
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