title: Two new species of the genus Okinawepipona Yamane (Hymenoptera: Vespidae: Eumeninae) from Vietnam and China.
abstract: Two new species are described and figured: Okinawepipona nigra Nguyen & Xu, sp. nov. (northern Vietnam and southern China), and O. curcipunctura Nguyen & Xu, sp. nov. (southern China). A key to the three known species of the genus is provided.
authors.affiliation: Insect Ecology Department, Institute of Ecology and Biological Resources (IEBR), Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, 18 Hoang Quoc Viet Road, Nghia Do, Cau Giay, Hanoi, Vietnam.; Email: phuonglientit@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Lien Thi Phuong
authors.initials: LT
authors.lastname: Nguyen
authors.affiliation: Department of Entomology, College of Nature Resources and Environment, South China Agricultural University (SCAU), Guangzhou, Guangdong 510640, P. R. China.; Email: xuzaifu@scau.edu.cn.
authors.forename: Zaifu
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Xu
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D044822:Biodiversity; D002681:China; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D014744:Vietnam; D014863:Wasps / Q000033:anatomy & histology*