A new species of Manineura Bouček, 1979 (Chalcidoidea, Pteromalidae) from the Palearctic region

Tselikh E.V. 1 , Lee J. 2 , Ku D-S. 3
1 Zoological Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, St. Petersburg, Russia
2 Department of Plant Medicine, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju, Republic of Korea
3 The Science Museum of Natural Enemies, Geochang, South Korea

Year: 2026, Number: 543, Pages: 10-16

The rare genus Manineura Bouček, 1979 is recorded for the first time from the Palaearctic region. A new species Manineura deokseoi sp. n. is described and illustrated from South Korea. An updated diagnosis of the genus Manineura is given.

DOI: 10.25221/fee.543.2

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Keywords: Chalcidoidea, Pteromalidae, Metasteninae, taxonomy, new species, new records, Palaearctic region,

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