title: The lacteus-, laspeyresiella- and mycetophilus-groups of Apanteles Foerster, 1862 (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Microgastrinae) in China, with descriptions of eight new species.
abstract: The lacteus-, mycetophilus- and laspeyresiella-groups of the genus Apanteles Foerster (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Microgastrinae) are newly recorded from China with eight new species being described, namely A. basicavus Liu & Chen, sp. n. of the lacteus-group; A. brevivena Liu & Chen, sp. n. and A. parapholetesor Liu & Chen, sp. n. of the mycetophilus-group; A. artustigma Liu & Chen, sp. n., A. hainanensis Liu & Chen, sp. n., A. magnioculus Liu & Chen, sp. n, A. sparsus Liu & Chen, sp. n. and A. thoracartus Liu & Chen, sp. n. of mycetophilus-group. Two newly recorded species of the mycetophilus-group are described and illustrated. Keys to the Chinese species of those groups are provided.
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Rice Biology and Ministry of Agriculture Key Laboratory of Agricultural Entomology, Institute of Insect Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China; Email: unknown.
authors.forename: Zhen
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Rice Biology and Ministry of Agriculture Key Laboratory of Agricultural Entomology, Institute of Insect Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China; Email: unknown.
authors.forename: Jun-Hua
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: He
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Rice Biology and Ministry of Agriculture Key Laboratory of Agricultural Entomology, Institute of Insect Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China; Email: xxchen@zju.edu.cn.
authors.forename: Xue-Xin
authors.initials: XX
authors.lastname: Chen
mesh_terms: D063147:Animal Distribution; D000825:Animal Structures / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000254:growth & development; D000818:Animals; D049628:Body Size; D002681:China; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D009929:Organ Size; D014863:Wasps / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification* / Q000254:growth & development