Vedma circe (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea: Pteromalidae), a new genus and species from South Korea
E.V. Tselikh
, J. Lee, J.-Y. Rasplus & D.-S. Ku
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.
Key words: taxonomy, South Korea, Chalcidoidea, Pteromalidae, Miscogastrini, new genus, new species
Zoosystematica Rossica, 2025, 34(2): 285–288 ▪ Published online 24 ноября 2025 г.
https://doi.org/10.31610/zsr/2025.34.2.285 ▪ Open full article 
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