title: Six new Chinese species of the Pachyprotasis melanosoma group (Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae) with a key to the species.
abstract: The Pachyprotasis melanosoma group is defined as a part of the former P. rapae group, and a key to this species of this group from China is provided. Six new species from China are described in this paper: P. coximaculata Zhong & Wei, sp. n.; P. coxipunctata Zhong & Wei, sp. n.; P. hengshani Zhong & Wei, sp. n.; P. maculoscutellata Zhong & Wei, sp. n.; P. pailongensis Zhong & Wei, sp. n. and P. qilianica Zhong & Wei, sp. n.
authors: Environment and Plant Protection Institute of Chinese Academy of Tropical Agriculture, Danzhou Scientific Observing and Experimental Station of Agro-Environment, Ministry of Agriculture, Haikou, Hainan, 571101, China.; Email: Zhongyihai11@163.com.
authors: Yihai
authors: Y
authors: Zhong
authors: Lishui Academy of Forestry, Lishui, Zhejiang, 323000, China. Laboratory of Insect Systematics and Evolutionary Biology, Central South University of Forestry and Technology, Changsha, Hunan, 410004, China.; Email: lizejian2006@163.com.
authors: Zejian
authors: Z
authors: Li
authors: Laboratory of Insect Systematics and Evolutionary Biology, Central South University of Forestry and Technology, Changsha, Hunan, 410004, China.; Email: weimc@126.com.
authors: Meicai
authors: M
authors: Wei
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D044822:Biodiversity; D002681:China; D005260:Female; D006927:Hymenoptera / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification*; D008297:Male