title: Arge pyracanthae n. sp. (Hymenoptera: Argidae) feeding on Pyracantha fortuneana in Hunan Province, China.
abstract: Arge pyracanthae Wei & Shinohara, n. sp. is described from Mt. Hupingshan, Hunan Province, China, including COI sequences from two specimens. Larvae are solitary external leaf feeders on Pyracantha fortuneana (Maxim.) H. L. Li (Rosaceae). Field observations and rearing experiments showed that this species has a multivoltine life cycle. This is the first record of an argid sawfly associated with Pyracantha.
authors.affiliation: Corresponding author; Department of Zoology, National Museum of Nature and Science, 4-1-1 Amakubo, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-0005 Japan.; Email: shinohar@kahaku.go.jp.
authors.forename: Akihiko
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Shinohara
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of Cultivation and Protection for Non-Wood Forest Trees (Central South University of Forestry and Technology), Ministry of Education, Changsha 410004, China.; Email: weimc@126.com.
authors.forename: Mei-Cai
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Wei
authors.affiliation: Department of Zoology, National Museum of Nature and Science, 4-1-1 Amakubo, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-0005 Japan.; Email: kiyoshi@kahaku.go.jp.
authors.forename: Takuya
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kiyoshi
mesh_terms: D063147:Animal Distribution; D000818:Animals; D002681:China; D058893:DNA Barcoding, Taxonomic; D005247:Feeding Behavior; D005260:Female; D006927:Hymenoptera / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology*; D007814:Larva / Q000502:physiology; D008297:Male; D031991:Pyracantha; D013045:Species Specificity