Two new species of the genus Discoelius Latreille (Hymenoptera, Vespidae, Eumeninae) from China, with a key to the Chinese species

Abstract

Two new species, namely Discoelius nigriclypeus Zhou & Li, sp. n. from Hunan, China, and Discoelius emeishanensus Zhou & Li, sp. n. from Sichuan, China, are described. A key to the Chinese species of the genus is provided, along with illustrations of the new species. Type specimens of these two new species are deposited in the Institute of Entomology and Molecular Biology, Chongqing Normal University. Copyright Xin Zhou et al.