A new species of Psilogamasus Athias-Henriot, 1969 from China and redefinition of the genus (Parasitiformes: Parasitidae)

Abstract

A new species, Psilogamasus pentatideus Yao and Jin n. sp., is described based on adults from Hainan province, China. Taiwanoparasitus Tseng is newly synonymized with Psilogamasus Athias-Henriot. Four species, Taiwanoparasitus pentasetosus Tseng, 1995, Vulgarogamasus brachysternalis Ma and Lin, 2005, V. longascidiformis Ma and Lin, 2005, V. lingulatus Bai and Ma, 2013, are transferred to Psilogamasus as new combinations. A key to the known species of the genus is given and the diagnosis of the genus is revised.