Integrative Taxonomy of <i>Polynema</i> (<i>Doriclytus</i>) (Hymenoptera: Mymaridae) from Oriental China: Three New Species and Five New Records Revealed by Morphological and Molecular Analyses.

ABSTRACT: Polynema Haliday, 1833 (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea: Mymaridae), one of the most species-rich genera in the family, comprises egg parasitoids with diverse hosts across multiple insect orders, some serving as biological control agents for agricultural and forestry pests. The subgenus Polynema (Doriclytus Foerster, 1847), characterized by pronounced morphological conservatism, has historical taxonomic challenges due to reliance on external morphological characteristics. This study employed an integrative taxonomic approach, combining morphological and molecular analyses, to investigate P. (Doriclytus) diversity in the Oriental region of China. Eight species were identified, including three new species-P. (Doriclytus) acutum Wang & Aishan,

SUBMITTER: Liu Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12653764 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature