Two new species of the spider wasps genus Morochares Banks, 1934 (Hymenoptera: Pompilidae) from China

Abstract

Morochares storozhenkoi Loktionov, sp. nov. and M. liuxi Loktionov, sp. nov. are described and illustrated from Guangdong, China. These are the seventh and eighth known species of the genus, and the sixth and seventh from China. An updated key to the Chinese species is given.

Loktionov, V.M. (2025) Two new species of the spider wasps genus Morochares Banks, 1934 (Hymenoptera: Pompilidae) from China. Zootaxa, 5715 (1), 244–250.