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Review of Leptocimbex formosanus group (Hymenoptera: Cimbicidae) with two new Chinese species

  • YAN, Yuchen (Key Laboratory for Cultivation and Protection of Non-Wood Forest Trees, (Central South University of Forestry and Technology), Ministry of Education) ;
  • NIU, Gengyun (Key Laboratory for Cultivation and Protection of Non-Wood Forest Trees, (Central South University of Forestry and Technology), Ministry of Education) ;
  • LAN, Bocheng (Life Science and Technology college, Central South University of Forestry and Technology) ;
  • WEI, Meicai (Key Laboratory for Cultivation and Protection of Non-Wood Forest Trees, (Central South University of Forestry and Technology), Ministry of Education)
  • Received : 2017.09.21
  • Accepted : 2018.01.21
  • Published : 2018.09.29
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Abstract

Leptocimbex formosanus group of Leptocimbex Semenov 1896, Cimbicidae is defined and the relationships and characteristics are provided. Two new species of this group are described from Hunan and Yunnan Provinces in China: Leptocimbex shinoharai Yan & Wei sp. nov. and L. naitoi Yan & Wei sp. nov. Redescriptions of the three known species of L. formosanus group (L. formosanus Enslin 1911, L. dendrobii Rohwer 1915 and L. nigropropodea Wei & Deng 2002) and a key to all known species of this group are provided.

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Supported by : National Natural Science Foundation of China, Natural Science Foundation of China, Hunan Provincial Universities

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