Four new species of the genus Carinostigmus Tsuneki (Hymenoptera, Apoidea, Crabronidae) from Oriental China, with an updated key to the Chinese species

Abstract

The taxonomy of the apoid wasps of the genus Carinostigmus from China is studied, with description of four new species, namely Carinostigmus capiconvergens Bashir & Ma, sp. nov., Carinostigmus longivertex Bashir & Ma, sp. nov., Carinostigmus rugipunctatus Bashir & Ma, sp. nov., and Carinostigmus triangularis Bashir & Ma, sp. nov. An updated key to the Chinese species of Carinostigmus is provided.