Zoological Studies

Vol. 41 No. 1, 2002

A Study of Chinese Cirrospilus Westwood (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae)

Chao-Dong Zhu1, John LaSalle2,*, and Da-Wei Huang1,**

1Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100080, China
2Unit of Parasitoid Systematics, CABI Biosciences UK Center (Ascot), Department of Biology, Imperial College at Silwood Park, Ascot, Berks SL5 7PY, UK

Chao-Dong Zhu, John LaSalle and Da-Wei Huang (2002) This paper treats Chinese species of Cirrospilus Westwood. Twenty valid species are recognized, and a key to species is provided. Six species were previously known from China: C. ambiguus Hansson and LaSalle, C. ingenuus Gahan, C. jiangxiensis Sheng and Wang, C. phyllocnistis (Ishii), C. pictus (Nees), and C. tricuspidatus Sheng. Four species are newly recorded from China: C. diallus Walker, C. elegantissimus Westwood, C. variegatus (Masi), and C. vittatus Walker. Ten new species are described and compared with related species: C. brevis, C. centralis, C. dispersus, C. divergens, C. insculptus, C. nigrifemur, C. perticus, C. striatus, C. submedialis, and C. transrugosus. Two new synonyms, C. huangyaensis Sheng and C. nigriscutellaris Sheng and Wang have been proposed under C. pictus (Nees). New hosts and distributional records are provided.

Key words: Hymenoptera, Eulophidae, Cirrospilus, New species, New records.

*Correspondence: Current address: CSIRO Entomology, GPO Box 1700, Canberra ACT 2601, Australia. E-mail: huangdw@panda.ioz.ac.cn