Vedma circe (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea: Pteromalidae), a new genus and species from South Korea
Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: 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.
Source: Zoosystematica Rossica
Authors: E.V. Tselikh, J. Lee, J.-Y. Rasplus, D.-S. Ku
Institutions: Zoological Institute, Gyeongsang National University, Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement, Université de Montpellier, Institut Agro Montpellier, Institut National de Recherche pour l'Agriculture, l'Alimentation et l'Environnement, Centre de Biologie pour la Gestion des Populations, Institut de Recherche pour le Développement
Language: English
Domain: Life Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W4416587443