Two new species of the genus Saphonecrus Dalla Torre et Kieffer, 1910, S. flavitibilis sp. n. and S. tianmushanus sp. n., are described and illustrated, and a key to the Chinese species of genus Saphonecrus is provided.
Bracomorpha ninghais sp. n. (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) is described and illustrated based on individuals reared from the immature stages of the pine sawyer Monochamus alternatus (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) in Zhejiang of China, which is considered a notorious forest pest associated with the main vector of the pine wood nematode Bursaphelenchus xylophilus (Nematoda: Aphelenchoididae) in China.
Two genera, namely Dolabraulax Quicke and Scutibracon Quicke of Braconinae (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) from China are studied for the first time, and four new species, namely Dolabraulax jigongshanus Wang & Chen, sp. n., Dolabraulax flavus Wang & Chen, sp. n., Dolabraulax brevivena Wang & Chen, sp. n. and Scutibracon fujianensis Wang & Chen, sp. n. are fully described and illustrated. The examined specimens are deposited in the Parasitic Hymenoptera Collection, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China (ZJUH).
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