title: A revision of the Chinese Aulacidae (Hymenoptera, Evanioidea).
abstract: The Chinese Aulacidae are revised, keyed and illustrated for the first time. In total twenty-five species are recorded from China, included within two genera Aulacus Jurine, 1807 and Pristaulacus Kieffer, 1900, with five and twenty species respectively. Among the treated species, six are newly described for science: Aulacus magnus sp. n., Pristaulacus calidus sp. n., Pristaulacus centralis sp. n., Pristaulacus fopingi sp. n., Pristaulacus obscurus sp. n., and Pristaulacus pseudoiosephi sp. n. Three species are newly recorded from China: Pristaulacus excisus Turner, 1922, Pristaulacus iosephi Turrisi & Madl, 2013, and Pristaulacus rufobalteatus Cameron, 1907.
authors.affiliation: Department of Entomology, The Ohio State University, 1315 Kinnear Road, Columbus, Ohio 43212, U.S.A.; Department of Entomology, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510640, P. R. China.
authors.forename: Hua-Yan
authors.initials: HY
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.affiliation: Via Cristoforo Colombo 8, 95030, Pedara, Catania, Italy.
authors.forename: Giuseppe Fabrizio
authors.initials: GF
authors.lastname: Turrisi
authors.affiliation: Department of Entomology, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510640, P. R. China.
authors.forename: Zai-Fu
authors.initials: ZF
authors.lastname: Xu
keywords: Aulacidae; Aulacus; China; Pristaulacus; keys; new species; revision; taxonomy