Vedma circe (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea: Pteromalidae), a new genus and species from South Korea
The article provides a detailed, illustrated description of a new genus and species, Vedma circe gen. et sp. nov., belonging to the tribe Miscogastrini (Chalcidoidea: Pteromalidae: Miscogastrinae) from South Korea. The new genus is distinguished by the following combination of characters: a massive head; lower margin of the clypeus with three asymmetrical teeth; large, circular tentorial pits positioned on either side of the clypeus; a rounded and sloping pronotal collar; a mesosoma with complete, shallow, widely spaced notauli; and the forewing with a large stigma.
Authors
- J. Lee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3666-6029)
- E. V. Tselikh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9184-043X)
- Jean–Yves Rasplus (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8614-6665)
- Deok-Seo Ku (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6274-6479)
Institutions
- Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement (FR)
- Gyeongsang National University (KR)
- Zoological Institute (RU)
- Institut National de Recherche pour l'Agriculture, l'Alimentation et l'Environnement (FR)
- Institut Agro Montpelier (FR)
- Institute of Natural Science (KP)
- Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (FR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Zoosystematica Rossica
- Published
- 2025-11-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.31610/zsr/2025.34.2.285
- Primary Topic
- Hymenoptera taxonomy and phylogeny
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00