Four new species of Laelius Ashmead (Hymenoptera, Bethylidae) from Korea with an updated key to species in the Eastern Palaearctic region
The genus <i>Laelius</i> Ashmead, 1893 (Hymenoptera, Bethylidae) is a cosmopolitan bethylid genus with 68 valid species distributed across most zoogeographic regions worldwide. This taxonomic study on Korean species of <i>Laelius</i> has led to the description of four new species, namely <i>L.afores</i> <b>sp. nov.</b>, <i>L.atratus</i> <b>sp. nov.</b>, <i>L.sulcatus</i> <b>sp. nov.</b>, and <i>L.tricuspis</i> <b>sp. nov.</b> Additionally, illustrations of the diagnostic characteristics of each species are provided, along with an updated key for 11 <i>Laelius</i> species from the Eastern Palaearctic region.
Authors
- Jongok Lim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5700-3024)
- Seunghwan Lee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3026-5328)
Institutions
- Wonkwang University (KR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- ZooKeys
- Published
- 2024-09-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1213.121630
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Plant and animal studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.03
Funders
- National Research Foundation
- Seoul National University
- Ministry of Environment
- National Research Foundation of Korea
- Ministry of Education, India
- U.S. Forest Service
- Korea Forest Service
- National Institute of Biological Resources