New taxa of extant Hymenoptera in 2023

doi:10.17520/biods.2024319

Abstract

Abstract:

Aim: The order Hymenoptera encompasses rich biodiversity and provides essential ecosystem services. This study aims to catalogue and summarize new taxa of extant Hymenoptera based on published works in 2023.

Methods: We obtained and analyzed a total of 297 journal publications on the new taxa of extant Hymenoptera in 2023 by searching the available zoological databases.

Results: Across 297 journal articles, 957 new taxa were recognized, including 23 new genera, 7 new subgenera, 920 new species, 7 new subspecies, spanning 17 superfamilies, 51 families, and 313 genera. The superfamilies Ichneumonoidea, Apoidea, and Vespoidea display the highest number of new species, which accounts for approximately 31.1% (286/920), 19.8% (182/920), and 13.4% (123/920) of the total new species, respectively. In 2023, 57 journal articles detailing newly classified extant Hymenoptera taxa in China were published, comprising 151 new taxa. These include 4 new genera, 103 new species, as well as 2 newly recorded genera, 2 newly recorded subgenera and 40 newly recorded species. These taxa span 11 superfamilies, 26 families, and 62 genera. Notably, the superfamilies Ichneumonoidea, Chalcidoidea and Vespoidea account for the highest number of new species in Chinese extant Hymenoptera, contributing approximately 35.9% (37/103), 24.3% (25/103), and 17.5% (18/103) of the new Chinese species, respectively. Globally, Asia accounts for the highest number of newly described species with approximately 47.5% (437/920), and Southeast Asia leads the count at approximately 15.5% (143/920) of new species. At the national and regional administrative level, China contributed the highest number of new species, accounting for approximately 11.2% (103/920). Of the 297 articles published in 75 journals on the newly classified taxa of extant Hymenoptera, 295 were in English, 1 was in Chinese, and 1 in Spanish. Of these 297 articles, 295 reported the newly described species. In 2023, a total of 389 scholars contributed to naming Hymenoptera new species, including 69 scholars (17.7%) from China. Worldwide, 150 institutions preserved the holotypes of newly described Hymenoptera species, including 21 located in China, accounting for approximately 14.0% of the total.

Conclusion: Our results suggest China plays a key role in the global taxonomy of Hymenoptera.

Key words: Apocrita, Symphyta, new taxa, distribution of new taxa, China

Huanxi Cao, Qingsong Zhou, Arong Luo, Pu Tang, Tingjing Li, Zejian Li, Huayan Chen, Zeqing Niu, Chaodong Zhu. New taxa of extant Hymenoptera in 2023[J]. Biodiv Sci, 2024, 32(11): 24319.

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亚目 Suborder	总科 Superfamily	科 Family	新种数 No. of new species
广腰亚目 Symphyta	茎蜂总科 Cephoidea	茎蜂科 Cephidae	1
	扁蜂总科 Pamphilioidea	扁蜂科 Pamphiliidae	1
	叶蜂总科 Tenthredinoidea	三节叶蜂科 Argidae	1
		松叶蜂科 Diprionidae	1
		叶蜂科 Tenthredinidae	9
细腰亚目: 针尾部 Apocrita: Aculeata	蜜蜂总科 Apoidea	地蜂科 Andrenidae	1
		隧蜂科 Halictidae	1
		泥蜂科 Sphecidae	1
	胡蜂总科 Vespoidea	蚁科 Formicidae	5
		蛛蜂科 Pompilidae	5
		钩土蜂科 Tiphiidae	3
		胡蜂科 Vespidae	5
细腰亚目: 寄生部 Apocrita: Parasitica	分盾细蜂总科 Ceraphronoidea	大痣细蜂科 Megaspilidae	2
	小蜂总科 Chalcidoidea	蚜小蜂科 Aphelinidae	2
		跳小蜂科 Encyrtidae	11
		姬小蜂科 Eulophidae	5
		旋小蜂科 Eupelmidae	1
		广肩小蜂科 Eurytomidae	2
		大痣小蜂科 Megastigmidaes	1
		缨小蜂科 Mymaridae	2
		金小蜂科 Pteromalidae	1
	锤角细蜂总科 Diaprioidea	寄螯细蜂科 Ismaridae	2
	旗腹蜂总科 Evanioidea	旗腹蜂科 Evaniidae	2
	姬蜂总科 Ichneumonoidea	茧蜂科 Braconidae	21
	姬蜂总科 Ichneumonoidea	姬蜂科 Ichneumonidae	16
	细蜂总科 Proctotrupoidea	细蜂科 Proctotrupidae	1
总计 Total			103

亚目 Suborder	总科 Superfamily	科 Family	新种数 No. of new species
广腰亚目 Symphyta	茎蜂总科 Cephoidea	茎蜂科 Cephidae	1
	扁蜂总科 Pamphilioidea	扁蜂科 Pamphiliidae	1
	叶蜂总科 Tenthredinoidea	三节叶蜂科 Argidae	1
		松叶蜂科 Diprionidae	1
		叶蜂科 Tenthredinidae	9
细腰亚目: 针尾部 Apocrita: Aculeata	蜜蜂总科 Apoidea	地蜂科 Andrenidae	1
		隧蜂科 Halictidae	1
		泥蜂科 Sphecidae	1
	胡蜂总科 Vespoidea	蚁科 Formicidae	5
		蛛蜂科 Pompilidae	5
		钩土蜂科 Tiphiidae	3
		胡蜂科 Vespidae	5
细腰亚目: 寄生部 Apocrita: Parasitica	分盾细蜂总科 Ceraphronoidea	大痣细蜂科 Megaspilidae	2
	小蜂总科 Chalcidoidea	蚜小蜂科 Aphelinidae	2
		跳小蜂科 Encyrtidae	11
		姬小蜂科 Eulophidae	5
		旋小蜂科 Eupelmidae	1
		广肩小蜂科 Eurytomidae	2
		大痣小蜂科 Megastigmidaes	1
		缨小蜂科 Mymaridae	2
		金小蜂科 Pteromalidae	1
	锤角细蜂总科 Diaprioidea	寄螯细蜂科 Ismaridae	2
	旗腹蜂总科 Evanioidea	旗腹蜂科 Evaniidae	2
	姬蜂总科 Ichneumonoidea	茧蜂科 Braconidae	21
	姬蜂总科 Ichneumonoidea	姬蜂科 Ichneumonidae	16
	细蜂总科 Proctotrupoidea	细蜂科 Proctotrupidae	1
总计 Total			103

	新种数量 No. of new species	新记录种数量 No. of new records		新种数量 No. of new species	新记录种数量 No. of new records
云南 Yunnan	24	13	宁夏 Ningxia	3	2
浙江 Zhejiang	14	1	天津 Tianjin	3	5
贵州 Guizhou	10	1	北京 Beijing	2	0
广西 Guangxi	7	5	重庆 Chongqing	2	2
湖南 Hunan	6	0	甘肃 Gansu	2	2
广东 Guangdong	5	0	山西 Shanxi	2	2
江西 Jiangxi	5	1	四川 Sichuan	2	3
辽宁 Liaoning	5	4	黑龙江 Heilongjiang	1	1
新疆 Xinjiang	5	0	河南 Henan	1	0
河北 Hebei	4	0	香港 Hong Kong	1	1
青海 Qinghai	4	0	湖北 Hubei	1	0
陕西 Shaanxi	4	0	吉林 Jilin	1	1
台湾 Taiwan	4	1	山东 Shandong	1	0
西藏 Xizang	4	2	安徽 Anhui	0	0
福建 Fujian	3	1	江苏 Jiangsu	0	0
海南 Hainan	3	4	澳门 Macau	0	0
内蒙古 Nei Mongol	3	4	上海 Shanghai	0	0

	新种数量 No. of new species	新记录种数量 No. of new records		新种数量 No. of new species	新记录种数量 No. of new records
云南 Yunnan	24	13	宁夏 Ningxia	3	2
浙江 Zhejiang	14	1	天津 Tianjin	3	5
贵州 Guizhou	10	1	北京 Beijing	2	0
广西 Guangxi	7	5	重庆 Chongqing	2	2
湖南 Hunan	6	0	甘肃 Gansu	2	2
广东 Guangdong	5	0	山西 Shanxi	2	2
江西 Jiangxi	5	1	四川 Sichuan	2	3
辽宁 Liaoning	5	4	黑龙江 Heilongjiang	1	1
新疆 Xinjiang	5	0	河南 Henan	1	0
河北 Hebei	4	0	香港 Hong Kong	1	1
青海 Qinghai	4	0	湖北 Hubei	1	0
陕西 Shaanxi	4	0	吉林 Jilin	1	1
台湾 Taiwan	4	1	山东 Shandong	1	0
西藏 Xizang	4	2	安徽 Anhui	0	0
福建 Fujian	3	1	江苏 Jiangsu	0	0
海南 Hainan	3	4	澳门 Macau	0	0
内蒙古 Nei Mongol	3	4	上海 Shanghai	0	0

正模标本保藏地 Depository of holotype	缩写 Abbreviation	正模数 No. of holotypes
浙江大学 Zhejiang University	ZJUH	19
亚洲叶蜂博物馆 Asian Sawfly Museum	ASMN	13
国家林业和草原局生物灾害防治中心 Center for Biological Disaster Prevention and Control, National Forestry and Grassland Administration	CBDPC	9
天津农学院 Tianjin Agricultural University	TJAU	8
重庆师范大学 Chongqing Normal University	CNU	6
华南农业大学 South China Agricultural University	SCAU	5
云南农业大学 Yunnan Agricultural University	YNAU	5
新疆大学 Xinjiang University	XU	4
中国科学院动物研究所 Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences	IZCAS	4
中国科学院华南植物园 South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences	SCBG	3
盐城师范学院 Yancheng Teachers University	YCTU	3
安徽师范大学 Auhui Normal University	AHNU	2
福建农林大学 Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University	FAFU	2
中国林业科学院 Chinese Academy of Forestry	IMCAF	2
北京林业大学 Beijing Forestry University	BFU	1
曲靖师范大学 Qujing Normal University	ICQNU	1
中国农业科学院植物保护研究所 Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences	IPPCAAS	1
东北林业大学 Northeast Forestry University	NEFU	1
四川大学 Sichuan University	NHMSU	1
西北大学 Northwest University	NWUX	1
台湾林业研究所 Taiwan Forestry Research Institute	TFRI	1