Four new species and four newly recorded species of Omphale Haliday (Hymenoptera, Eulophidae) from China, with a key to Chinese species

Abstract

In this paper, four species of Omphale Haliday, O. longigena Li & Li, sp. nov., O. longitarsus Li & Li, sp. nov., O. rectisulcus Li & Li, sp. nov., and O. xanthosoma Li & Li, sp. nov., are described as new to science; four species, O. brevibuccata Szelényi, O. connectens Graham, O. melina Yefremova & Kriskovich, and O. obscura (Förster) are reported from China for the first time; and the male of O. melina is reported for the first time in the world. A key to all known species of the genus Omphale in China is provided.