A new species of Pterisemoppa Girault, 1933 (Chalcidoidea: Pteromalidae) from the Palaearctic region
Tselikh E.V. 1 , Lee J. 2 , Ku D-S. 3
2 Department of Plant Medicine, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju, 52828, Republic of Korea
3 The Science Museum of Natural Enemies, Geochang, 50147, South Korea
Year: 2026, Number: 555, Pages: 26-32
A new species Pterisemoppa leleji sp. n. is described and illustrated from South Korea. The genus Pterisemoppa Girault, 1933 is recorded from the Palaearctic region for the first time. An updated diagnosis of the genus is given. The genus Pterisemoppa has been transferred from Pteromalinae to Metasteninae subfamily.
DOI: 10.25221/fee.555.5
Keywords: Hymenoptera, Chalcidoidea, Pteromalidae, Metasteninae, taxonomy, new species, new records, Palaearctic region,
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