Taxonomic notes on Erythmelus Enock (Hymenoptera: Mymaridae) from Xinjiang, China, with description of a new species

Six species of Erythmelus Enock in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, China, are reviewed, and an illustrated key to females is provided. One new species, E. (Erythmelus) quasipicinus Hu & Triapitsyn sp. nov., is described. Erythmelus wenquanensis Li, Lin & Hu, syn. nov., and E. brevifuniculatus Li, Lin & Hu, syn. nov., are synonymized under E. (Erythmelus) flavovarius (Walker) and E. (Erythmelus) israeliensis Viggiani & Jesu, respectively. New extralimital records are given for some of the species.

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