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Taxonomic review of the genus Zethus Fabricius (Hymenoptera: Vespidae: Eumeninae) from Vietnam with descriptions of four new species
Author(s) -
Nguyen Lien Thi Phuong,
Carpenter James M.
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
entomological science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.536
H-Index - 28
eISSN - 1479-8298
pISSN - 1343-8786
DOI - 10.1111/ens.12218
Subject(s) - biology , vespidae , hymenoptera , key (lock) , zoology , genus , taxonomy (biology) , ecology
A taxonomic review of the genus Zethus from Vietnam is presented, including eight species. Four species, Z. tumidus sp. nov. , Z. tansoneus sp. nov. , Z. angulatus sp. nov. and Z. propodeus sp. nov. are described. Two species, Z. malayanus and Z. trimaculatus , are recorded from Vietnam for the first time. Redescriptions of Z. dolosus and Z. trimaculatus are also provided with figures. A key to species is presented.