taxonID	type	description	language	source
03BAC0576E3C36209762FD18FE258B09.taxon	type_taxon	Type species: Loboscelidia rufescens Westwood, 1874: 172.	en	Hisasue, Yu, Pham, Thai-Hong, Mita, Toshiharu (2023): Taxonomic revision of the genus Loboscelidia Westwood, 1874 (Hymenoptera: Chrysididae: Loboscelidiinae) from Vietnam. European Journal of Taxonomy 887 (1): 1-68, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2023.887.2203, URL: http://zoobank.org/788ae14a-0698-4c42-819c-bc2412f76fca
03BAC0576E3C36209762FD18FE258B09.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis Frontal projection rectangular or triangular in frontal view; behind ocelli with or without transverse depression; cervical expansion trapezoid or cuboid in dorsal view, convex or flattened in lateral view; ribbon-like setae extending from adjacent to eye to apex of cervical extension of head; scape 2 – 4.5 times as long as wide, usually with flange on ventral margin; F 11 about as long as F 2 (males); F 2 – 10 as wide as or wider than long (females); F 11 flattened (females) or cylindrical (males); lateral margin of pronotum parallel or more commonly diverging posteriorly in dorsal view; dorsolateral surface of pronotum carinate or rounded; mesopleuron usually with scrobal sulcus; scutum usually with notauli; notauli usually reaching posterior margin; scutellum trapezoid or subtriangular; forewing A vein present, usually cu-a vein present, venation extending 0.3 – 0.5 times as long as forewing length; femora and tibiae usually with transparent flange; dorsolateral surface of hindcoxa usually with carinae.	en	Hisasue, Yu, Pham, Thai-Hong, Mita, Toshiharu (2023): Taxonomic revision of the genus Loboscelidia Westwood, 1874 (Hymenoptera: Chrysididae: Loboscelidiinae) from Vietnam. European Journal of Taxonomy 887 (1): 1-68, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2023.887.2203, URL: http://zoobank.org/788ae14a-0698-4c42-819c-bc2412f76fca
03BAC0576E3C36209762FD18FE258B09.taxon	description	Description HEAD. Head shape kite-like or rhomboid; frontal projection rectangular or triangular in frontal view; frons granulate or smooth, usually with low ridge extending from vertex along inner eye margin; frons usually without carinae and wrinkles towards median ocellus, usually without frontal line; spraclypeal area usually with transverse carinae; apical margin of mandible acute (female) or rounded (male); temple shorter or longer than MOD; POL longer or as long as MOD; OOL longer than MOD; LOL usually shorter than half of MOD; behind ocelli with or without transverse depression; cervical expansion trapezoid or cuboid in dorsal view and convex or flattened in lateral view; scape usually with longitudinal grooves; scape 2 – 4.5 times as long as wide, usually with a flange on ventral surface; F 2 – 10 1.5 – 3.0 times as long as wide, F 11 about as long as F 2 (males); F 2 – 10 as wide as or wider than long (females); F 11 flattened (females) or cylindrical (males). MESOSOMA. Mesosoma polished; anterior margin of pronotum usually linear, sometimes depressed; dorsolateral surface of pronotum carinate or rounded; notauli conversing posteriorly or parallel, usually reaching posterior margin; tegula very large, covering both wing bases and extending back to posterior margin of scutellum; scutellum punctured and rugose or smooth, usually with lateral carinae; metanotum with or without medial ridge; mesopleuron usually with scrobal sulcus, strongly or weakly depressed; propodeum usually slightly rounded in lateral view, with propodeal angle, usually without transverse carina above foramen; upper area of propodeum usually without transverse carina. LEGS. Legs usually polished; femora with flanges; tibiae with or without flanges; dorsolateral surface of tibiae usually with longitudinal carinae; dorsolateral surface of hindcoxa usually with longitudinal carinae, rarely absent; shape of hind femur variable, basally stout, apparently wider than distal part (Fig. 2 A), or moderately stout, as wide as distal part (Fig. 2 B), or simple and not stout, as wide as distal part (Fig. 2 C – D); outer margin of hindfemur usually flat (Fig. 2 A – B, D), rarely swollen in median part (Fig. 2 C); ventral margin of hindfemur usually flat (Fig. 2 A – B), sometimes swollen (Fig. 2 C – D); tarsal claw of hindleg usually with a median tooth (Fig. 25 A – H, J – K, M – Q), rarely without tooth (Fig. 25 I, L); median tooth usually not extending half of tarsal claw (Fig. 25 A, C – H, M – O, Q). WINGS. Forewing membrane usually maculate, with A, Cu + M, M, R 1, R, cu-a, and Rs vein (Fig. 3 A – B); forewing venation developed to half of forewing (Fig. 3 A); A usually half as long as Cu + M (Figs 4 G, 10 E), sometimes as long as Cu + M; M usually curved (Fig. 3 A), rarely straight or M vein absent (e. g., L. fulgens Kimsey, 2012, L. reducta Maa & Yoshimoto, 1961); R 1 usually 0.3 – 1.0 times as long as R, rarely absent; cu-a usually 0.4 – 1.0 times as long as R (Figs 5 G, 7 F), sometimes absent (Figs 12 E, 17 G, 21 F); Rs usually more than 2.5 times as long as R. METASOMA. Metasoma polished; five visible segments in males. Females similar to male, four segments visible. PILOSITY. Eye usually without setae, rarely with sparse erect simple or scale-like setae; frontal projection usually with dense erect simple setae, sometimes with cuneate or scale-like setae; clypeus usually with sparse erect simple setae; lower gena with sparse suberect simple or cuneate setae; gena with ribbon-like setae; temple usually with sparse simple setae, sometimes with cuneate setae; cervical expansion with sparse simple setae and ribbon-like setae; antenna with sparse simple or cuneate setae; anterolateral margin of pronotum with ribbon-like setae, longer than those on gena; dorsal surface of pronotum usually with sparse simple or suberect cuneate setae, rarely with forked setae; propleuron sometimes with cuneate setae; scutum with sparse simple or suberect cuneate setae; tegula usually with sparse simple or cuneate setae, rarely with forked setae; mesopleuron usually with sparse cuneate setae; metanotum rarely with forked setae; propodeum with sparse simple setae or suberect cuneate setae in lateral view; apical half of coxae with sparse suberect simple or cuneate setae; femora usually with sparse simple and cuneate setae; tibiae with dense simple or cuneate setae.	en	Hisasue, Yu, Pham, Thai-Hong, Mita, Toshiharu (2023): Taxonomic revision of the genus Loboscelidia Westwood, 1874 (Hymenoptera: Chrysididae: Loboscelidiinae) from Vietnam. European Journal of Taxonomy 887 (1): 1-68, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2023.887.2203, URL: http://zoobank.org/788ae14a-0698-4c42-819c-bc2412f76fca
03BAC0576E3C36209762FD18FE258B09.taxon	distribution	Distribution Australia; Brunei; China (Mainland China, Hainan Island); India; Indonesia (Borneo Island, Java Island, Sula Islands, Sulawesi Island); Japan (Iriomote Island); Laos; Malaysia (Malay Peninsula, Borneo Island); Papua New Guinea (New Guinea, New Britain Island); Philippines (Basilan Island, Luzon Island, Mentawai Islands, Mindanao Island, Palawan Island, Sibuyan Island); Singapore; Sri Lanka; Taiwan; Thailand; Vietnam.	en	Hisasue, Yu, Pham, Thai-Hong, Mita, Toshiharu (2023): Taxonomic revision of the genus Loboscelidia Westwood, 1874 (Hymenoptera: Chrysididae: Loboscelidiinae) from Vietnam. European Journal of Taxonomy 887 (1): 1-68, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2023.887.2203, URL: http://zoobank.org/788ae14a-0698-4c42-819c-bc2412f76fca
03BAC0576E3C36209762FD18FE258B09.taxon	biology_ecology	Host Acrophylla sp. (Phasmatidae: Phasmatinae) (Riek 1970); Anchiale austrotessulata Brock & Hasenpusch, 2007 (as Ctenomorphodes tessulata (Gray, 1835 )) (Phasmatidae: Phasmatinae) (Hadlington & Hoschke 1959; Heather 1965).	en	Hisasue, Yu, Pham, Thai-Hong, Mita, Toshiharu (2023): Taxonomic revision of the genus Loboscelidia Westwood, 1874 (Hymenoptera: Chrysididae: Loboscelidiinae) from Vietnam. European Journal of Taxonomy 887 (1): 1-68, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2023.887.2203, URL: http://zoobank.org/788ae14a-0698-4c42-819c-bc2412f76fca
03BAC0576E3B36219711FEDDFD168C44.taxon	materials_examined	Holotype ♂; Viet Nam: Dalat (BPBM).	en	Hisasue, Yu, Pham, Thai-Hong, Mita, Toshiharu (2023): Taxonomic revision of the genus Loboscelidia Westwood, 1874 (Hymenoptera: Chrysididae: Loboscelidiinae) from Vietnam. European Journal of Taxonomy 887 (1): 1-68, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2023.887.2203, URL: http://zoobank.org/788ae14a-0698-4c42-819c-bc2412f76fca
03BAC0576E3B36219711FEDDFD168C44.taxon	discussion	Remarks Loboscelidia asiana resembles L. barbata sp. nov. and L. sisik Kimsey, 2012 in having the following characteristics: scale-like setae on the lower gena and a dark brown body color. However, it can be distinguished by the following characteristics: frontal projection is triangular (rectangular in L. barbata sp. nov.); scape striated (smooth in L. sisik) and more than 3.5 times as long as wide (less than 3.0 times as long as wide in L. sisik); scrobal sulcus absent (present in the other two species); M vein curved (nearly straight in other two species); and Rs 1.5 times as long as R (more than twice as long as the R in other two species).	en	Hisasue, Yu, Pham, Thai-Hong, Mita, Toshiharu (2023): Taxonomic revision of the genus Loboscelidia Westwood, 1874 (Hymenoptera: Chrysididae: Loboscelidiinae) from Vietnam. European Journal of Taxonomy 887 (1): 1-68, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2023.887.2203, URL: http://zoobank.org/788ae14a-0698-4c42-819c-bc2412f76fca
03BAC0576E3B36219711FEDDFD168C44.taxon	distribution	Distribution Vietnam (Southern Vietnam) (Fig. 26).	en	Hisasue, Yu, Pham, Thai-Hong, Mita, Toshiharu (2023): Taxonomic revision of the genus Loboscelidia Westwood, 1874 (Hymenoptera: Chrysididae: Loboscelidiinae) from Vietnam. European Journal of Taxonomy 887 (1): 1-68, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2023.887.2203, URL: http://zoobank.org/788ae14a-0698-4c42-819c-bc2412f76fca
03BAC0576E38362C9716FEDDFDB08B3D.taxon	description	urn: lsid: zoobank. org: act: 45 AE 8 FE 5 - 9 A 36 - 4 E 8 C- 9 E 81 - AD 92 B 60 E 90 D 0 Figs 4, 25 A	en	Hisasue, Yu, Pham, Thai-Hong, Mita, Toshiharu (2023): Taxonomic revision of the genus Loboscelidia Westwood, 1874 (Hymenoptera: Chrysididae: Loboscelidiinae) from Vietnam. European Journal of Taxonomy 887 (1): 1-68, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2023.887.2203, URL: http://zoobank.org/788ae14a-0698-4c42-819c-bc2412f76fca
03BAC0576E38362C9716FEDDFDB08B3D.taxon	etymology	Etymology The species epithet is named after the type locality, “ B ạch Mã ”.	en	Hisasue, Yu, Pham, Thai-Hong, Mita, Toshiharu (2023): Taxonomic revision of the genus Loboscelidia Westwood, 1874 (Hymenoptera: Chrysididae: Loboscelidiinae) from Vietnam. European Journal of Taxonomy 887 (1): 1-68, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2023.887.2203, URL: http://zoobank.org/788ae14a-0698-4c42-819c-bc2412f76fca
03BAC0576E38362C9716FEDDFDB08B3D.taxon	materials_examined	Type material Holotype VIETNAM • ♂; Thua Thien Hue Province, Bach Ma NP, 19 km point; 16.192 ° N, 107.849 ° E; 3 – 6 Aug. 2016; T. Mita and Y. Komeda leg.; YPT; VNMN. Paratypes VIETNAM • 2 ♂♂; same collection data as for holotype; VNMN.	en	Hisasue, Yu, Pham, Thai-Hong, Mita, Toshiharu (2023): Taxonomic revision of the genus Loboscelidia Westwood, 1874 (Hymenoptera: Chrysididae: Loboscelidiinae) from Vietnam. European Journal of Taxonomy 887 (1): 1-68, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2023.887.2203, URL: http://zoobank.org/788ae14a-0698-4c42-819c-bc2412f76fca
03BAC0576E38362C9716FEDDFDB08B3D.taxon	description	Description Male (Fig. 4 A) MEASUREMENTS. Body length 2.7 mm; forewing length 2.7 mm. HEAD. Head (Fig. 4 B – D) 1.5 times as long as high; 1.2 times as long as wide; inner ocular length 0.66 times as long as head width; frontal projection rectangular in frontal view (Fig. 4 B); apical margin of frontal projection straight; lower part of frontal projection shorter than upper part (Fig. 4 D); frons granulate, finely microstriate (Fig. 4 C); frons with low ridge extending from median ocellus along inner orbit of eye (Fig. 4 C); spraclypeal area with transverse carinae (Fig. 4 B); temple 0.80 times as long as MOD (Fig. 4 C); POL 0.8 times as long as MOD; OOL 1.2 times as long as MOD; LOL 0.2 times as long as MOD; behind ocelli without transverse depression (Fig. 4 C); cervical expansion convex in lateral view (Fig. 4 D); basal part of cervical expansion constricted weakly in dorsal view (Fig. 4 C); scape 2.1 times as long as wide; scape with longitudinal grooves; F 1 1.4 times as long as wide; F 2 1.6 times as long as wide; F 11 3.2 times as long as wide; relative length of F 1 – F 11: 1.0: 1.1: 1.2: 1.2: 1.2: 1.2: 1.3: 1.3: 1.3: 1.3: 1.8. MESOSOMA. Pronotum 0.81 times as long as posterior width of pronotum (Fig. 4 F); posterior width of pronotum 1.2 times as wide as anterior width and as wide as head width; dorsolateral surface of pronotum carinate (Fig. 4 A); notauli of scutum slightly convergent to posterior, not reaching posterior margin (Fig. 4 F); median part of scutellum polished (Fig. 4 E); posterior part of scutellum rugose; scrobal sulcus present, weakly depressed (Fig. 4 A); metanotum with three ridges; metanotum 0.39 times as long as scutellum (Fig. 4 E); propodeal angle weakly developed; propodeum without transverse carina above foramen. WINGS. Forewing with M curved (Fig. 4 G); cu-a 0.37 times as long as R; A extending half of Cu + M; R 1 0.67 times as long as R; Rs 2.8 times as long as R. LEGS. Tibiae smooth; flange on forefemur 0.61 times longer, 0.89 times wider than tubular part of forefemur; flange on foretibia 0.42 times longer, 0.50 times wider than tubular part of foretibia; flange on midfemur 0.76 times longer, 0.70 times wider than tubular part of midfemur; flange on midtibia 0.76 times longer, 0.67 times wider than tubular part of midtibia; hindcoxa dorso-laterally carinate; basal part of hindfemur strongly producing; hindfemur basally stout, apparently wider than distal part; ventral margin of hindfemur flat; outer surface of hindfemur smooth; flange on hindfemur 0.74 times longer, 1.2 times wider than tubular part of hindfemur; outer surface of hindtibia smooth; flange on hindtibia 0.79 times longer, 2.0 times wider than tubular part of hindtibia; hindtarsal claw with tooth reaching ⅓ of hindtarsal claw. PILOSITY. Lower gena with sparse decumbent simple and cuneate setae (Fig. 4 D); scape with sparse decumbent simple and simple setae; pedicel with sparse decumbent cuneate setae; dorsal surface of pronotum with sparse decumbent cuneate setae (Fig. 4 F); forefemur with sparse decumbent and suberect simple setae; hindtibia with sparse decumbent cuneate setae. COLORATION. Body reddish brown; antenna reddish brown; legs reddish brown; flanges yellowish brown; ribbon-like setae white. Female Unknown.	en	Hisasue, Yu, Pham, Thai-Hong, Mita, Toshiharu (2023): Taxonomic revision of the genus Loboscelidia Westwood, 1874 (Hymenoptera: Chrysididae: Loboscelidiinae) from Vietnam. European Journal of Taxonomy 887 (1): 1-68, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2023.887.2203, URL: http://zoobank.org/788ae14a-0698-4c42-819c-bc2412f76fca
03BAC0576E38362C9716FEDDFDB08B3D.taxon	distribution	Distribution Vietnam (Central Vietnam) (Fig. 26).	en	Hisasue, Yu, Pham, Thai-Hong, Mita, Toshiharu (2023): Taxonomic revision of the genus Loboscelidia Westwood, 1874 (Hymenoptera: Chrysididae: Loboscelidiinae) from Vietnam. European Journal of Taxonomy 887 (1): 1-68, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2023.887.2203, URL: http://zoobank.org/788ae14a-0698-4c42-819c-bc2412f76fca
03BAC0576E38362C9716FEDDFDB08B3D.taxon	discussion	Remarks This species closely resembles L. vietnamensis sp. nov. in having the following characteristics: weakly convex cervical expansion, F 11 3.0 times as long as wide, and a polished scutellum. However, L. bachmaensis sp. nov. can be distinguished by the following characteristics: frontal projection equal to shorter than upper part in lateral view (longer than above in L. vietnamensis sp. nov.); temple 0.80 times as long as MOD (0.3 – 0.6 times longer than in L. vietnamensis sp. nov.); POL shorter than MOD (longer than MOD in L. vietnamensis sp. nov.); tooth of hindtarsal claw reaching ⅓ of hindtarsal claw (less than ¼ in L. vietnamensis sp. nov.).	en	Hisasue, Yu, Pham, Thai-Hong, Mita, Toshiharu (2023): Taxonomic revision of the genus Loboscelidia Westwood, 1874 (Hymenoptera: Chrysididae: Loboscelidiinae) from Vietnam. European Journal of Taxonomy 887 (1): 1-68, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2023.887.2203, URL: http://zoobank.org/788ae14a-0698-4c42-819c-bc2412f76fca
03BAC0576E36362F9736FB40FC298DDD.taxon	description	urn: lsid: zoobank. org: act: CF 92 A 69 F-EE 81 - 4 B 29 - 9165 - F 6 FA 8 EE 078 B 9 Figs 3 A, 5, 25 B	en	Hisasue, Yu, Pham, Thai-Hong, Mita, Toshiharu (2023): Taxonomic revision of the genus Loboscelidia Westwood, 1874 (Hymenoptera: Chrysididae: Loboscelidiinae) from Vietnam. European Journal of Taxonomy 887 (1): 1-68, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2023.887.2203, URL: http://zoobank.org/788ae14a-0698-4c42-819c-bc2412f76fca
03BAC0576E36362F9736FB40FC298DDD.taxon	etymology	Etymology Named after the Latin ‘ barbata ’, meaning ‘ beard’, referring to the scale-like setae on the lower gena.	en	Hisasue, Yu, Pham, Thai-Hong, Mita, Toshiharu (2023): Taxonomic revision of the genus Loboscelidia Westwood, 1874 (Hymenoptera: Chrysididae: Loboscelidiinae) from Vietnam. European Journal of Taxonomy 887 (1): 1-68, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2023.887.2203, URL: http://zoobank.org/788ae14a-0698-4c42-819c-bc2412f76fca
03BAC0576E36362F9736FB40FC298DDD.taxon	materials_examined	Type material Holotype VIETNAM • ♂; Thua Thien Hue Province, Bach Ma NP, pheasant trail; 16.231 ° N, 107.852 ° E; 4 Aug. 2016; T. Mita leg.; VNMN. Paratypes VIETNAM • 9 ♂♂; same collection data as for holotype; VNMN • 1 ♂; same collection data as for holotype but 15 Sep. 2022; VNMN • 1 ♂; same locality data as for holotype; 16 Sep. 2022; Y. Hisasue leg.; VNMN • 4 ♂♂; Thua Thien Hue Province, Bach Ma NP, Stone Sign; 16.194 ° N, 107.865 ° E; 2 Aug. 2016; T. Mita leg.; VNMN • 1 ♂; Vinh Phuc Province, Tam Dao District, Tam Dao NP; 21.453 ° N, 105.648 ° E; 4 Aug. 2016; K. Tsujii leg.; VNMN.	en	Hisasue, Yu, Pham, Thai-Hong, Mita, Toshiharu (2023): Taxonomic revision of the genus Loboscelidia Westwood, 1874 (Hymenoptera: Chrysididae: Loboscelidiinae) from Vietnam. European Journal of Taxonomy 887 (1): 1-68, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2023.887.2203, URL: http://zoobank.org/788ae14a-0698-4c42-819c-bc2412f76fca
03BAC0576E36362F9736FB40FC298DDD.taxon	description	Description Male (Fig. 5 A) MEASUREMENTS. Body length 3.8 – 5.2 mm; forewing length 3.4 – 5.0 mm. HEAD. Head (Fig. 5 B – D) 1.8 – 1.9 times as long as high, 1.2 – 1.4 times as long as wide; inner ocular length 0.58 times as long as head width; frontal projection rectangular in frontal view (Fig. 5 B); apical margin of frontal projection depressed (Fig. 5 C); frons rugose, with low ridge extending from vertex along inner orbit of eye (Fig. 5 C); frons with indistinct wrinkles towards median ocellus (Fig. 5 C); frons with frontal line (Fig. 5 C); spraclypeal area with transverse carinae (Fig. 5 B); ftemple 0.50 – 0.71 times as long as MOD (Fig. 5 C); POL 1.3 – 1.4 times as long as MOD; OOL 1.4 – 1.5 times as long as MOD; LOL 0.42 – 0.43 times as long as MOD; behind ocelli without transverse depression (Fig. 5 C); cervical expansion convex in lateral view (Fig. 5 D); cervical expansion with longitudinal furrow (Fig. 5 C); basal part of cervical expansion constricted weakly in dorsal view (Fig. 5 C); scape 2.9 – 3.2 times as long as wide; scape with longitudinal grooves; scape with transparent flange; F 1 2.0 – 2.3 times as long as wide; F 2 2.2 – 2.3 times as long as wide; F 11 3.8 times as long as wide; relative length of F 1 – F 11: 1.2: 1.2: 1.1: 1.1: 1.1: 1.0: 1.1: 1.0: 1.1: 1.1: 1.5. MESOSOMA. Pronotum 0.79 – 0.81 times as long as posterior width of pronotum (Fig. 5 E); posterior width of pronotum 1.5 – 1.6 times as wide as anterior width and 1.2 times as wide as head width; dorsolateral surface of pronotum carinate (Fig. 5 A); notauli of scutum slightly curved, reaching posterior margin (Fig. 5 F); scutellum punctured (Fig. 5 F); scrobal sulcus present, weakly depressed (Fig. 5 F); metanotum punctured, without ridge, 0.37 – 0.42 times as long as scutellum (Fig. 5 F); propodeal angle strongly developed; upper area of propodeum without transverse carina; propodeum without transverse carina above foramen. WINGS. Forewing (Fig. 5 G) with M curved; cu-a 0.88 – 0.92 times as long as R; A longer than Cu + M; R 1 0.43 – 0.54 times as long as R; Rs 2.4 – 2.8 times as long as R. LEGS. Tibiae carinate; flange on forefemur 0.59 – 0.63 times longer, 0.90 – 1.1 times wider than tubular part of forefemur; flange on foretibia 0.57 – 0.58 times longer, 0.86 – 1.0 times wider than tubular part of foretibia; flange on midfemur 0.50 – 0.71 times longer, 0.70 – 0.80 times wider than tubular part of midfemur; flange on midtibia 0.62 – 0.68 times longer, 0.71 – 1.0 times wider than tubular part of midtibia; dorsolateral margin of hindcoxa with longitudinal carinae; basal part of hindfemur producing; hindfemur basally stout, slightly wider than distal part; ventral margin of hindfemur flat; outer surface of hindfemur carinate; flange on hindfemur 0.58 – 0.74 times longer, 0.91 – 0.92 times wider than tubular part of hindfemur; flange on hindtibia 0.75 – 0.83 times longer, 0.96 – 1.1 times wider than tubular part of hindtibia. PILOSITY. Spraclypeal area with sparse decumbent and suberect cuneate setae (Fig. 5 B); temple with sparse decumbent cuneate setae (Fig. 5 C); lower gena with sparse decumbent scale-like setae (Fig. 5 D); hypostoma with sparse decumbent scale-like setae; scape with sparse decumbent simple and cuneate setae; pedicel with sparse decumbent simple and cuneate setae; scutellum without setae (Fig. 5 F); forecoxa with sparse decumbent cuneate setae; foretrochanter with sparse decumbent cuneate setae; forefemur with sparse decumbent cuneate setae; foretibia with sparse decumbent cuneate setae; midcoxa, midtrochanter, midfemur and midtibia with sparse decumbent cuneate setae; hindcoxa, hindtrochanter, hindfemur and hindtibia with sparse decumbent cuneate setae. COLORATION. Body reddish brown to blackish brown; antenna blackish brown; legs blakish brown; flanges yellowish brown; ribbon-like setae whitish yellow. Female Unknown.	en	Hisasue, Yu, Pham, Thai-Hong, Mita, Toshiharu (2023): Taxonomic revision of the genus Loboscelidia Westwood, 1874 (Hymenoptera: Chrysididae: Loboscelidiinae) from Vietnam. European Journal of Taxonomy 887 (1): 1-68, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2023.887.2203, URL: http://zoobank.org/788ae14a-0698-4c42-819c-bc2412f76fca
03BAC0576E36362F9736FB40FC298DDD.taxon	distribution	Distribution Vietnam (Northern Vietnam, Central Vietnam) (Fig. 26).	en	Hisasue, Yu, Pham, Thai-Hong, Mita, Toshiharu (2023): Taxonomic revision of the genus Loboscelidia Westwood, 1874 (Hymenoptera: Chrysididae: Loboscelidiinae) from Vietnam. European Journal of Taxonomy 887 (1): 1-68, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2023.887.2203, URL: http://zoobank.org/788ae14a-0698-4c42-819c-bc2412f76fca
03BAC0576E36362F9736FB40FC298DDD.taxon	discussion	Remarks Loboscelidia barbata sp. nov. resembles L. convexa sp. nov. and L. sisik in having the following characteristics: reddish brown (L. convexa sp. nov.) to dark brown (L. sisik) body color, scale-like setae on the lower gena, and cervical expansion with longitudinal furrow (L. convexa sp. nov.). However, L. barbata sp. nov. can be distinguished by the following characteristics: rectangular frontal projection (triangular in L. sisik); strongly convex cervical expansion (weakly convex in L. sisik); cervical expansion with longitudinal furrow (L. sisik without longitudinal furrow); scape 2.9 times as long as wide (twice as long as wide in L. sisik); pronotum 0.80 times as long as posterior width (0.70 times as long as the posterior width in L. convexa sp. nov.); metanotum that 0.40 times as long as scutellum (more than 0.50 times as long as the scutellum in L. convexa sp. nov.); midtibial flange present (L. sisik absent); and longer A vein longer than Cu + M (as long as Cu + M in L. sisik).	en	Hisasue, Yu, Pham, Thai-Hong, Mita, Toshiharu (2023): Taxonomic revision of the genus Loboscelidia Westwood, 1874 (Hymenoptera: Chrysididae: Loboscelidiinae) from Vietnam. European Journal of Taxonomy 887 (1): 1-68, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2023.887.2203, URL: http://zoobank.org/788ae14a-0698-4c42-819c-bc2412f76fca
03BAC0576E3536299723FD60FBC78959.taxon	description	urn: lsid: zoobank. org: act: 600 A 8093 - 65 A 6 - 425 E-B 4 E 7 - 8 FA 7 A 7531515 Figs 6, 25 C	en	Hisasue, Yu, Pham, Thai-Hong, Mita, Toshiharu (2023): Taxonomic revision of the genus Loboscelidia Westwood, 1874 (Hymenoptera: Chrysididae: Loboscelidiinae) from Vietnam. European Journal of Taxonomy 887 (1): 1-68, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2023.887.2203, URL: http://zoobank.org/788ae14a-0698-4c42-819c-bc2412f76fca
03BAC0576E3536299723FD60FBC78959.taxon	etymology	Etymology Named after the Latin ‘ cilia ’, meaning ‘ eyelash’, referring to the conspicuous setae on the eye.	en	Hisasue, Yu, Pham, Thai-Hong, Mita, Toshiharu (2023): Taxonomic revision of the genus Loboscelidia Westwood, 1874 (Hymenoptera: Chrysididae: Loboscelidiinae) from Vietnam. European Journal of Taxonomy 887 (1): 1-68, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2023.887.2203, URL: http://zoobank.org/788ae14a-0698-4c42-819c-bc2412f76fca
03BAC0576E3536299723FD60FBC78959.taxon	materials_examined	Type material Holotype VIETNAM • ♂; Thua Thien Hue Province, Bach Ma NP, 19 km point; 16.198 ° N, 107.860 ° E; 2 Aug. 2016; T. Mita leg.; VNMN.	en	Hisasue, Yu, Pham, Thai-Hong, Mita, Toshiharu (2023): Taxonomic revision of the genus Loboscelidia Westwood, 1874 (Hymenoptera: Chrysididae: Loboscelidiinae) from Vietnam. European Journal of Taxonomy 887 (1): 1-68, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2023.887.2203, URL: http://zoobank.org/788ae14a-0698-4c42-819c-bc2412f76fca
03BAC0576E3536299723FD60FBC78959.taxon	description	Description Male (Fig. 6 A) MEASUREMENTS. Body length 3.1 mm; forewing length 3.0 mm. HEAD. Head (Fig. 6 B – D) 2.0 times as long as high, 1.2 times as long as wide; inner ocular length 0.66 times as long as head width; frontal projection rectangular in frontal view (Fig. 6 B); frons polished and unpunctured, with high ridge extending from behind posterior ocellus along inner orbit of eye (Fig. 6 C); frons with distinct frontal line (Fig. 6 C); spraclypeal area with transverse carinae (Fig. 6 B); temple 2.0 times as long as MOD (Fig. 6 C); POL 1.1 times as long as MOD; OOL 1.8 times as long as MOD; LOL 0.5 times as long as MOD; behind ocelli with transverse depression (Fig. 6 C); cervical expansion strongly convex in lateral view (Fig. 6 D); basal part of cervical expansion constricted strongly in dorsal view (Fig. 6 C); scape 3.5 times as long as wide; scape smooth, without longitudinal grooves; scape with transparent flange, 0.7 times as long as tubular part of scape, 0.14 times as wide as tubular part of scape; F 1 2.3 times as long as wide; F 2 2.5 times as long as wide; F 11 3.1 times as long as wide; relative length of F 1 – F 11: 1.1: 1.1: 1.1: 1.1: 1.1: 1.0: 1.0: 1.0: 1.0: 1.1: 1.5. MESOSOMA. Pronotum 0.68 times as long as posterior width of pronotum (Fig. 6 E); posterior width of pronotum 1.4 times as wide as anterior width and 1.1 times as wide as head width; dorsolateral surface of pronotum rounded (Fig. 6 F); notauli of scutum slightly curved, not reaching posterior margin (Fig. 6 F); scutum between notauli punctured (Fig. 6 F); scutellum punctured, with lateral carina (Fig. 6 F); scrobal sulcus present, deeply depressed (Fig. 6 A); apico-lateral area of scutellum without longitudinal carina (Fig. 6 F); metanotum with medial ridge, 0.44 times as long as scutellum (Fig. 6 F); propodeal angle strongly developed; upper area of propodeum without transverse carina; propodeum without transverse carina above foramen. WINGS. Forewing (Fig. 6 G) with M curved; cu-a 1.2 times as long as R; A as long as Cu + M; R 1 as long as R; Rs 4.3 times as long as R. LEGS. Tibiae carinate; flange on forefemur 0.29 times longer, 0.73 times wider than tubular part of forefemur; flange on foretibia 0.51 times longer, 0.33 times wider than tubular part of foretibia; flange on midfemur 0.27 times longer, 0.40 times wider than tubular part of midfemur; flange on midtibia 0.42 times longer, 0.33 times wider than tubular part of midtibia; hindcoxa 1.7 times as long as hind trochanter; hindcoxa dorso-laterally carinate; basal part of hindfemur strongly producing; hindfemur basally stout, apparently wider than distal part; ventral margin of hindfemur flat; flange on hindfemur 0.69 times longer, 0.67 times wider than tubular part of hindfemur; outer surface of hindtibia smooth; flange on hindtibia 0.54 times longer, as wide as tubular part of hindtibia. METASOMA. Lateral margin of T 1 with low ridge. PILOSITY. Frons with sparse erect simple setae (Fig. 6 C); eye with sparse erect simple setae (Fig. 6 B – C); temple with sparse erect simple setae (Fig. 6 C); lower gena with sparse erect simple setae (Fig. 6 D); scape with sparse suberect and erect simple setae (Fig. 6 B); pedicel with sparse erect simple setae; dorsal part of pronotum with sparse decumbent and erect simple setae; scutum with sparse erect simple setae; tegula with sparse erect simple setae; lateral side of scutellum with sparse decumbent simple setae; midtibia with sparse erect simple setae; hindtibia with sparse erect simple setae; lateral margin of T 2 with sparse erect simple setae. COLORATION. Body reddish brown; antenna reddish brown; legs reddish brown; ribbon-like setae yellowish brown; ribbon-like setae yellow. Female Unknown.	en	Hisasue, Yu, Pham, Thai-Hong, Mita, Toshiharu (2023): Taxonomic revision of the genus Loboscelidia Westwood, 1874 (Hymenoptera: Chrysididae: Loboscelidiinae) from Vietnam. European Journal of Taxonomy 887 (1): 1-68, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2023.887.2203, URL: http://zoobank.org/788ae14a-0698-4c42-819c-bc2412f76fca
03BAC0576E3536299723FD60FBC78959.taxon	distribution	Distribution Vietnam (Central Vietnam) (Fig. 26).	en	Hisasue, Yu, Pham, Thai-Hong, Mita, Toshiharu (2023): Taxonomic revision of the genus Loboscelidia Westwood, 1874 (Hymenoptera: Chrysididae: Loboscelidiinae) from Vietnam. European Journal of Taxonomy 887 (1): 1-68, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2023.887.2203, URL: http://zoobank.org/788ae14a-0698-4c42-819c-bc2412f76fca
03BAC0576E3536299723FD60FBC78959.taxon	discussion	Remarks Loboscelidia cilia sp. nov. resembles L. reducta and L. cinnamonea Kimsey, 2012 in having the following characteristics: strongly convex cervical expansion, with transverse carina behind ocelii, without tibial flanges. However, L. cilia sp. nov. can be distinguished by the following characteristers: erect setae on the eye (without setae in the other two species); complete M vein (absent in L. reducta); and cu-a and R 1 present (cu-a absent in the other two species, R 1 absent in L. cinnamonea).	en	Hisasue, Yu, Pham, Thai-Hong, Mita, Toshiharu (2023): Taxonomic revision of the genus Loboscelidia Westwood, 1874 (Hymenoptera: Chrysididae: Loboscelidiinae) from Vietnam. European Journal of Taxonomy 887 (1): 1-68, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2023.887.2203, URL: http://zoobank.org/788ae14a-0698-4c42-819c-bc2412f76fca
03BAC0576E333634973BF9E4FEAD8D22.taxon	description	urn: lsid: zoobank. org: act: F 7440305 - 3 E 38 - 42 DE-BEC 6 - 74 CDC 8 F 64 B 4 B Figs 7, 25 D	en	Hisasue, Yu, Pham, Thai-Hong, Mita, Toshiharu (2023): Taxonomic revision of the genus Loboscelidia Westwood, 1874 (Hymenoptera: Chrysididae: Loboscelidiinae) from Vietnam. European Journal of Taxonomy 887 (1): 1-68, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2023.887.2203, URL: http://zoobank.org/788ae14a-0698-4c42-819c-bc2412f76fca
03BAC0576E333634973BF9E4FEAD8D22.taxon	etymology	Etymology Named after the Latin ‘ convexa ’, meaning ‘ convex’, referring to the distinctly convex cervical expansion.	en	Hisasue, Yu, Pham, Thai-Hong, Mita, Toshiharu (2023): Taxonomic revision of the genus Loboscelidia Westwood, 1874 (Hymenoptera: Chrysididae: Loboscelidiinae) from Vietnam. European Journal of Taxonomy 887 (1): 1-68, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2023.887.2203, URL: http://zoobank.org/788ae14a-0698-4c42-819c-bc2412f76fca
03BAC0576E333634973BF9E4FEAD8D22.taxon	materials_examined	Type material Holotype VIETNAM • ♂; Bac Kan Province, Ba Be NP; 22 ° 24 ′ 42.24 ″ N, 105 ° 37 ′ 42.55 ″ E; 2 Jul. 2014; T. Mita leg.; VNMN.	en	Hisasue, Yu, Pham, Thai-Hong, Mita, Toshiharu (2023): Taxonomic revision of the genus Loboscelidia Westwood, 1874 (Hymenoptera: Chrysididae: Loboscelidiinae) from Vietnam. European Journal of Taxonomy 887 (1): 1-68, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2023.887.2203, URL: http://zoobank.org/788ae14a-0698-4c42-819c-bc2412f76fca
03BAC0576E333634973BF9E4FEAD8D22.taxon	description	Description Male (Fig. 7 A) MEASUREMENTS. Body length 4.0 mm; forewing length 4.0 mm. HEAD. Head (Fig. 7 B – D) 1.8 times as long as high, 1.1 times as long as wide; inner ocular length 0.57 times as long as head width; frontal projection rectangular in frontal view (Fig. 7 B); apical margion of frontal projection depressed (Fig. 7 C); frons with transverse microstriae, with high ridge extending from vertex along inner orbit of eye (Fig. 7 C); frons with indistinct wrinkles towards median ocellus (Fig. 7 C); frons with frontal line; spraclypeal area with transverse carinae (Fig. 7 B); temple 0.73 times as long as MOD (Fig. 7 C); POL 1.1 times as long as MOD; OOL 1.3 times as long as MOD; LOL 0.33 times as long as MOD; behind ocelli with transverse depression (Fig. 7 C); cervical expansion strongly convex in lateral view, with longitudinal grooves (Fig. 7 D); basal part of cervical expansion constricted weakly in dorsal view (Fig. 7 C); scape 2.8 times as long as wide; scape with longitudinal grooves; scape with transparent flange; F 1 1.8 times as long as wide; F 2 2.0 times as long as wide; F 11 3.6 times as long as wide; relative length of F 1 – F 11: 1.2: 1.1: 1.1: 1.1: 1.1: 1.1: 1.1: 1.1: 1.0: 1.0: 1.4. MESOSOMA. Pronotum 0.71 times as long as posterior width and convex in lateral view (Fig. 7 E); posterior width of pronotum 1.5 times as wide as anterior width and 1.1 times as wide as head width; dorsolateral surface of pronotum carinate (Fig. 7 A); notauli of scutum slightly curved, reaching posterior margin (Fig. 7 F); scutellum punctured, with lateral carina (Fig. 7 F); scrobal sulcus present, weakly depressed (Fig. 7 A); metanotum without ridge, 0.61 times as long as scutellum (Fig. 7 F); propodeal angle weakly developed; propodeum with transverse carina above foramen. WINGS. Forewing (Fig. 7 G) with M curved; cu-a 0.72 times as long as R; A extending Cu + M; R 1 0.64 times as long as R; Rs 2.4 times as long as R. LEGS. Tibiae carinate; flange on forefemur 0.65 times longer, 1.1 times wider than tubular part of forefemur; flange on foretibia 0.67 times longer, 0.83 times wider than tubular part of foretibia; flange on midfemur 0.72 times longer, as wide as tubular part of midfemur; flange on midtibia 0.76 times longer, 0.83 times wider than tubular part of midtibia; hindcoxa 2.5 times as long as hind trochanter; hindcoxa dorso-laterally carinate; basal part of hindfemur strongly producing; hindfemur basally stout, apparently wider than distal part; ventral margin of hindfemur flat; outer surface of hindfemur smooth; flange on hindfemur 0.79 times longer, 1.3 times wider than tubular part of hindfemur; flange on hindtibia 0.83 times longer, 1.1 times wider than tubular part of hindtibia. PILOSITY. Spraclypeal area with sparse suberect cuneate setae (Fig. 7 C); temple with sparse decumbent cuneate setae; lower gena with sparse decumbent cuneate setae (Fig. 7 D); hypostoma with sparse decumbent and suberect simple cuneate setae; propleuron with sparse decumbent cuneate and scale-like setae (Fig. 7 A); forecoxa and foretrochanter with dense decumbent cuneate setae; foretibia with sparse decumbent suberect simple and cuneate setae; midcoxa and midtrochanter with dense decumbent cuneate setae; midtrochanter with sparse decumbent cuneate setae; midfemur with sparse decumbent and suberect simple cuneate setae; hindcoxa and hindtrochanter with sparse decumbent cuneate setae; hindfemur and hindtibia with sparse decumbent and suberect simple and cuneate setae. COLORATION. Body red; antenna reddish brown; legs reddish brown; flanges yellowish brown; ribbon-like setae whitish yellow. Female Unknown.	en	Hisasue, Yu, Pham, Thai-Hong, Mita, Toshiharu (2023): Taxonomic revision of the genus Loboscelidia Westwood, 1874 (Hymenoptera: Chrysididae: Loboscelidiinae) from Vietnam. European Journal of Taxonomy 887 (1): 1-68, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2023.887.2203, URL: http://zoobank.org/788ae14a-0698-4c42-819c-bc2412f76fca
03BAC0576E333634973BF9E4FEAD8D22.taxon	distribution	Distribution Vietnam (Northern Vietnam) (Fig. 26).	en	Hisasue, Yu, Pham, Thai-Hong, Mita, Toshiharu (2023): Taxonomic revision of the genus Loboscelidia Westwood, 1874 (Hymenoptera: Chrysididae: Loboscelidiinae) from Vietnam. European Journal of Taxonomy 887 (1): 1-68, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2023.887.2203, URL: http://zoobank.org/788ae14a-0698-4c42-819c-bc2412f76fca
03BAC0576E333634973BF9E4FEAD8D22.taxon	discussion	Remarks Loboscelidia convexa sp. nov. resembles L. asiana, L. barbata sp. nov. and L. sisik in having the following characteristic: scale-like setae on the lower gena. However, L. convexa sp. nov. can be distinguished by the following characteristics: lower gena bearing cuneate setae (with scale-like setae in other species); rectangular frontal projection (triangular in L. asiana and L. sisik); smooth cervical expansion with longitudinal furrow (without longitudinal furrow in L. asiana and L. sisik); and curved M vein (straight in L. sisik).	en	Hisasue, Yu, Pham, Thai-Hong, Mita, Toshiharu (2023): Taxonomic revision of the genus Loboscelidia Westwood, 1874 (Hymenoptera: Chrysididae: Loboscelidiinae) from Vietnam. European Journal of Taxonomy 887 (1): 1-68, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2023.887.2203, URL: http://zoobank.org/788ae14a-0698-4c42-819c-bc2412f76fca
03BAC0576E2E3636976BFD4DFE7B89E9.taxon	description	urn: lsid: zoobank. org: act: EA 39 FFB 2 - 1727 - 4 E 81 - 9 A 8 D- 13920217 A 0 D 4 Figs 8, 25 E	en	Hisasue, Yu, Pham, Thai-Hong, Mita, Toshiharu (2023): Taxonomic revision of the genus Loboscelidia Westwood, 1874 (Hymenoptera: Chrysididae: Loboscelidiinae) from Vietnam. European Journal of Taxonomy 887 (1): 1-68, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2023.887.2203, URL: http://zoobank.org/788ae14a-0698-4c42-819c-bc2412f76fca
03BAC0576E2E3636976BFD4DFE7B89E9.taxon	etymology	Etymology Named after the type locality ‘ Cuc Phuong National Park’.	en	Hisasue, Yu, Pham, Thai-Hong, Mita, Toshiharu (2023): Taxonomic revision of the genus Loboscelidia Westwood, 1874 (Hymenoptera: Chrysididae: Loboscelidiinae) from Vietnam. European Journal of Taxonomy 887 (1): 1-68, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2023.887.2203, URL: http://zoobank.org/788ae14a-0698-4c42-819c-bc2412f76fca
03BAC0576E2E3636976BFD4DFE7B89E9.taxon	materials_examined	Type material Holotype VIETNAM • ♂; Ninh Binh Province, Cuc Phuong NP; 20.360 ° N, 105.599 ° E; 23 Aug. 2019; R. Matsumoto leg.; VNMN. Paratypes VIETNAM • 1 ♂; same locality data as for holotype; 11 Aug. 2016; T. Mita leg.; VNMN • 1 ♂; same locality data as for holotype; 23 Aug. 2019; T. Mita leg.; VNMN • 1 ♂; same locality data as for holotype; 22 Aug. 2019; Y. Komeda leg.; VNMN • 1 ♂; same locality data as for holotype; 28 Aug. 2019; Y. Hisasue; VNMN • 1 ♂; same locality data as for holotype; 29 Aug. 2019; N. Tsuji leg.; VNMN • 1 ♂; Bac Kan province, Ba Be NP; 22.4130 ° N, 105.6320 ° E; 280 – 600 m a. s. l.; 19 – 23 May 2019; A. Brunke and H. Schillhammer leg.; FIT; CNC • 1 ♂; Cuc Phuong NP; 20 ° 20 ′ 57.48 ″ N, 105 ° 35 ′ 46.48 ″ E: 390 m a. s. l.; 17 – 20 Jun. 2017; A. Brunke leg.; FIT; CNC • 1 ♂; Cuc Phuong NP; 20 ° 21 ′ 14.40 ″ N, 105 ° 35 ′ 9.60 ″ E; 390 m a. s. l.; 17 Jun. 2017; A. Brunke leg.; beating; FIT; CNC.	en	Hisasue, Yu, Pham, Thai-Hong, Mita, Toshiharu (2023): Taxonomic revision of the genus Loboscelidia Westwood, 1874 (Hymenoptera: Chrysididae: Loboscelidiinae) from Vietnam. European Journal of Taxonomy 887 (1): 1-68, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2023.887.2203, URL: http://zoobank.org/788ae14a-0698-4c42-819c-bc2412f76fca
03BAC0576E2E3636976BFD4DFE7B89E9.taxon	description	Description Male (Fig. 8 A). MEASUREMENTS. Body length 3.2 – 4.5 mm; forewing length 3.2 – 4.2 mm. HEAD. Head (Fig. 8 B – D) 1.8 – 2.1 times as long as high, 1.3 – 1.4 times as long as wide; inner ocular length 0.56 times as long as head width; frontal projection rectangular in frontal view (Fig. 8 B); frons granulate, with microstriae (Fig. 8 D); frons with low ridge extending to vertex along inner orbit of eye (Fig. 8 D); frons with indistinct wrinkles towards median ocellus (Fig. 8 C); spraclypeal area with transverse carinae (Fig. 8 B); temple 0.80 – 1.4 times as long as MOD (Fig. 8 D); POL 1.1 – 1.4 times as long as MOD; OOL 1.3 – 1.5 times as long as MOD; LOL 0.29 – 0.50 times as long as MOD; behind ocelli without transverse depression (Fig. 8 D); cervical expansion weakly convex in lateral view (Fig. 8 C); basal part of cervical expansion parallel in dorsal view (Fig. 8 D); scape 2.8 – 3.2 times as long as wide; scape with longitudinal grooves; scape with transparent flange; F 1 2.0 times as long as wide; F 2 1.8 – 2.0 times as long as wide; F 11 2.9 – 3.2 times as long as wide; relative length of F 1 – F 11: 1.1: 1.0: 1.0: 1.1: 1.1: 1.1: 1.0: 1.1: 1.0: 1.0: 1.3. MESOSOMA. Pronotum 0.85 – 0.86 times as long as posterior width of pronotum (Fig. 8 E); posterior width of pronotum 1.2 – 1.6 times as wide as anterior width and as wide as head width; dorsolateral surface of pronotum carinate (Fig. 8 A); notauli of scutum parallel, not reaching posterior margin (Fig. 8 G); scutellum rugose, with lateral carina (Fig. 8 G); scrobal sulcus present, strongly depressed (Fig. 8 A); metanotum with four ridges, 0.39 – 0.40 times as long as scutellum (Fig. 8 G); propodeal angle strongly developed; propodeum without transverse carina above foramen. WINGS. Forewing (Fig. 8 F) with M curved; cu-a 0.17 – 0.33 times as long as R; A extending half of Cu + M; R 1 0.33 times as long as R; Rs 2.6 – 3.2 times as long as R. LEGS. Tibiae carinate; flange on forefemur 0.43 – 0.52 times longer, 0.67 – 0.90 times wider than tubular part of forefemur; flange on foretibia 0.44 – 0.60 times longer, 0.27 – 0.67 times wider than tubular part of foretibia; flange on midfemur 0.43 – 0.52 times longer, 0.32 – 0.88 times wider than tubular part of midfemur; flange on midtibia 0.56 – 0.64 times longer, 0.58 – 0.60 times wider than tubular part of midtibia; hindcoxa 2.0 times as long as hind trochanter; hindcoxa dorso-laterally carinate; basal part of hindfemur strongly producing; hindfemur basally stout, apparently wider than distal part; ventral margin of hindfemur flat; outer surface of hindfemur carinate; flange on hindfemur 0.63 – 0.64 times longer, 0.76 – 1.1 times wider than tubular part of hindfemur; flange on hindtibia 0.74 – 0.77 times longer, 1.0 – 1.7 times as wide as tubular part of hindtibia. PILOSITY. Lower gena with sparse decumbent simple and cuneate setae (Fig. 8 C); scape with sparse decumbent and suberect simple setae; pedicel with sparse suberect simple setae; forefemur with sparse decumbent simple setae; midtrochanter with sparse decumbent cuneate setae; hindcoxa with sparse decumbent cuneate setae. COLORATION. Body reddish brown; antenna reddish brown; legs reddish brown; flanges yellowish brown; ribbon-like setae yellow brown. Female Unknown.	en	Hisasue, Yu, Pham, Thai-Hong, Mita, Toshiharu (2023): Taxonomic revision of the genus Loboscelidia Westwood, 1874 (Hymenoptera: Chrysididae: Loboscelidiinae) from Vietnam. European Journal of Taxonomy 887 (1): 1-68, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2023.887.2203, URL: http://zoobank.org/788ae14a-0698-4c42-819c-bc2412f76fca
03BAC0576E2E3636976BFD4DFE7B89E9.taxon	distribution	Distribution Vietnam (Northern Vietnam) (Fig. 26).	en	Hisasue, Yu, Pham, Thai-Hong, Mita, Toshiharu (2023): Taxonomic revision of the genus Loboscelidia Westwood, 1874 (Hymenoptera: Chrysididae: Loboscelidiinae) from Vietnam. European Journal of Taxonomy 887 (1): 1-68, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2023.887.2203, URL: http://zoobank.org/788ae14a-0698-4c42-819c-bc2412f76fca
03BAC0576E2E3636976BFD4DFE7B89E9.taxon	discussion	Remarks Loboscelidia cucphuongensis sp. nov. resembles L. cuneata sp. nov., L. maai (Lin, 1964), L. nitidula Kimsey, 2012 and L. pallarela sp. nov. in having a parallel cervical expansion. However, L. cuchphuongensis sp. nov. can be distinguished by the following characteristics: forefemur bearing simple setae (with cuneate setae in L. cuneata sp. nov.); R 1 less than 0.5 times as long as R (more than 0.5 times as long as R in other four species); cu-a less than 0.5 times as long as R (as long as R in L. maai and L. nitidula); and Rs about 2.5 times as long as R (more than 3. 0 times as long as R in L. nitidula and L. pallalela sp. nov.).	en	Hisasue, Yu, Pham, Thai-Hong, Mita, Toshiharu (2023): Taxonomic revision of the genus Loboscelidia Westwood, 1874 (Hymenoptera: Chrysididae: Loboscelidiinae) from Vietnam. European Journal of Taxonomy 887 (1): 1-68, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2023.887.2203, URL: http://zoobank.org/788ae14a-0698-4c42-819c-bc2412f76fca
03BAC0576E2C36319735F934FE0C8B1C.taxon	description	urn: lsid: zoobank. org: act: 3 F 79 CA 71 - 7008 - 44 DD-A 6 F 7 - 619 E 71318 F 67 Figs 9, 25 F	en	Hisasue, Yu, Pham, Thai-Hong, Mita, Toshiharu (2023): Taxonomic revision of the genus Loboscelidia Westwood, 1874 (Hymenoptera: Chrysididae: Loboscelidiinae) from Vietnam. European Journal of Taxonomy 887 (1): 1-68, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2023.887.2203, URL: http://zoobank.org/788ae14a-0698-4c42-819c-bc2412f76fca
03BAC0576E2C36319735F934FE0C8B1C.taxon	etymology	Etymology Named after the Latin ‘ cuneata ’, meaning ‘ cuneate’, referring to the cuneate setae on the body.	en	Hisasue, Yu, Pham, Thai-Hong, Mita, Toshiharu (2023): Taxonomic revision of the genus Loboscelidia Westwood, 1874 (Hymenoptera: Chrysididae: Loboscelidiinae) from Vietnam. European Journal of Taxonomy 887 (1): 1-68, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2023.887.2203, URL: http://zoobank.org/788ae14a-0698-4c42-819c-bc2412f76fca
03BAC0576E2C36319735F934FE0C8B1C.taxon	materials_examined	Type material Holotype VIETNAM • ♂; Thua Thien Hue Province, Bach Ma NP, 19 km point; 16.198 ° N, 107.860 ° E; 2 Aug. 2016; T. Mita leg.; VNMN. Paratypes VIETNAM • 3 ♂♂; same collection data as for holotype; VNMN • 3 ♂♂; Thua Thien Hue Province, Bach Ma NP, pheasant trail; 16.231 ° N, 107.852 ° E; 4 Aug. 2016; T. Mita leg.; VNMN • 1 ♂; Tuyen Quang province, Na Hang Reserve; 360 m a. s. l.; 16 – 20 May 1997; S. B. Peck leg.; FIT; CNC (paratype of L. laminata).	en	Hisasue, Yu, Pham, Thai-Hong, Mita, Toshiharu (2023): Taxonomic revision of the genus Loboscelidia Westwood, 1874 (Hymenoptera: Chrysididae: Loboscelidiinae) from Vietnam. European Journal of Taxonomy 887 (1): 1-68, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2023.887.2203, URL: http://zoobank.org/788ae14a-0698-4c42-819c-bc2412f76fca
03BAC0576E2C36319735F934FE0C8B1C.taxon	description	Description Male (Fig. 9 A) MEASUREMENTS. Body length 2.8 – 3.3 mm; forewing length 2.8 – 3.3 mm. HEAD. Head (Fig. 9 B – D) 1.7 – 1.8 times as long as high, 1.2 – 1.3 times as long as wide; inner ocular length 0.57 – 0.58 times as long as head width; frontal projection rectangular in frontal view (Fig. 9 B, D); apical margion of frontal projection depressed (Fig. 9 D); frons granulate, finely microstriate (Fig. 9 D); frons with low ridge extending from posterior ocellus along inner orbit of eye (Fig. 9 D); spraclypeal area with transverse carinae (Fig. 9 B); temple 0.98 – 1.1 times as long as MOD (Fig. 9 D); POL 0.83 – 1.3 times as long as MOD; OOL 1.2 – 1.5 times as long as MOD; LOL 0.33 – 0.50 times as long as MOD; behind ocelli without transverse depression (Fig. 9 D); cervical expansion weakly convex in lateral view (Fig. 9 C); basal part of cervical expansion parallel in dorsal view (Fig. 9 D); scape 3.1 times as long as wide, with longitudinal grooves; F 1 1.7 times as long as wide; F 2 1.7 times as long as wide; F 11 2.9 – 3.4 times as long as wide; relative length of F 1 – F 11: 1.1: 1.1: 1.0: 1.1: 1.1: 1.1: 1.1: 1.1: 1.3: 1.3: 1.6. MESOSOMA. Pronotum 0.79 – 0.85 times as long as posterior width of pronotum (Fig. 9 E); posterior width of pronotum 1.4 – 1.9 times as wide as anterior width and 1.1 times as wide as head width; dorsolateral surface of pronotum carinate (Fig. 9 A); notauli of scutum slightly curved, not reaching posterior margin (Fig. 8 G); scrobal sulcus present, strongly depressed (Fig. 9 A); scutellum punctured and rugose (Fig. 9 G); metanotum with medial ridge, 0.48 – 0.63 times as long as scutellum (Fig. 9 G); propodeal angle strongly developed; propodeum without transverse carina above foramen. WINGS. Forewing (Fig. 9 F) with M curved; cu-a 0.31 – 0.40 times as long as R; A extending half of Cu + M; R 1 0.7 – 1.0 times as long as R; Rs 2.9 – 3.2 times as long as R. LEGS. Fore and hindtibiae carinate; flange on forefemur 0.42 – 0.54 times longer, as wide as tubular part of forefemur; flange on foretibia 0.50 – 0.60 times longer, 0.60 times wider than tubular part of foretibia; flange on midfemur 0.47 – 0.60 times longer, 0.88 times wider than tubular part of midfemur; flange on midtibia 0.43 – 0.62 times longer, 0.57 – 0.75 times wider than tubular part of midtibia; hindcoxa dorso-laterally carinate; basal part of hindfemur producing; hindfemur basally not stout, as wide as distal part; ventral margin of hindfemur slightly swollen; outer surface of hindfemur smooth; flange on hindfemur 0.69 – 0.75 times longer, 0.75 – 0.80 times wider than tubular part of hindfemur; outer surface of hindtibia smooth; flange on hindtibia 0.63 – 0.71 times longer, as wide as tubular part of hindtibia. PILOSITY. Spraclypeal area with sparse erect cuneate setae (Fig. 9 B); lower gena with sparse decumbent cuneate setae (Fig. 9 C); hypostoma with sparse decumbent cuneate setae; scape with sparse decumbent and suberect simple and cuneate setae; pedicel with sparse erect simple and cuneate setae; propleuron with sparse erect cuneate setae (Fig. 9 A); tegula with sparse decumbent and erect simple setae (Fig. 9 G); metanotum with sparse suberect simple setae (Fig. 9 G); forecoxa with sparse decumbent simple and cuneate setae; forefemur with dense decumbent simple and cuneate setae; apical part of foretibia with sparse decumbent cuneate setae; midcoxa with sparse decumbent cuneate setae; apical part of midtibia and hindtibia with sparse decumbent cuneate setae. COLORATION. Body reddish brown; antenna reddish brown; legs reddish brown; flanges yellowish brown; ribbon-like setae whitish yellow. Female Unknown.	en	Hisasue, Yu, Pham, Thai-Hong, Mita, Toshiharu (2023): Taxonomic revision of the genus Loboscelidia Westwood, 1874 (Hymenoptera: Chrysididae: Loboscelidiinae) from Vietnam. European Journal of Taxonomy 887 (1): 1-68, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2023.887.2203, URL: http://zoobank.org/788ae14a-0698-4c42-819c-bc2412f76fca
03BAC0576E2C36319735F934FE0C8B1C.taxon	distribution	Distribution Vietnam (Northern Vietnam, Central Vietnam) (Fig. 27).	en	Hisasue, Yu, Pham, Thai-Hong, Mita, Toshiharu (2023): Taxonomic revision of the genus Loboscelidia Westwood, 1874 (Hymenoptera: Chrysididae: Loboscelidiinae) from Vietnam. European Journal of Taxonomy 887 (1): 1-68, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2023.887.2203, URL: http://zoobank.org/788ae14a-0698-4c42-819c-bc2412f76fca
03BAC0576E2C36319735F934FE0C8B1C.taxon	discussion	Remarks Loboscelidia cuneata sp. nov. resembles L. cucphuongensis sp. nov., L. laminata and L. parallela sp. nov. in having the following characteristics: reddish brown body color; weakly convex cervical expansion in lateral view; basal part of cervical expansion parallel in dorsal view (L. cucphuongensis sp. nov. and L. parallela sp. nov.); curved M vein; and Rs 3.0 times as long as R. However, L. do sp. nov. can be distinguished by the following characteristics: scape more than 3.0 times as long as wide (much less than 3.0 times as long as wide in L. do sp. nov. and L. laminata); scape with longitudinal grooves (smooth in L. do sp. nov. and L. laminata); L. cuneata sp. nov. has cuneate setae on the forefemur and all tibiae (simple setae in other species); R 1 as long as R (much shorter than R in other three species); and scutellum rugose and punctured surface (polished and almost impunctured in L. parallela sp. nov. and L. do sp. nov.).	en	Hisasue, Yu, Pham, Thai-Hong, Mita, Toshiharu (2023): Taxonomic revision of the genus Loboscelidia Westwood, 1874 (Hymenoptera: Chrysididae: Loboscelidiinae) from Vietnam. European Journal of Taxonomy 887 (1): 1-68, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2023.887.2203, URL: http://zoobank.org/788ae14a-0698-4c42-819c-bc2412f76fca
03BAC0576E2B36319710FBA3FBC688D1.taxon	description	Fig. 10	en	Hisasue, Yu, Pham, Thai-Hong, Mita, Toshiharu (2023): Taxonomic revision of the genus Loboscelidia Westwood, 1874 (Hymenoptera: Chrysididae: Loboscelidiinae) from Vietnam. European Journal of Taxonomy 887 (1): 1-68, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2023.887.2203, URL: http://zoobank.org/788ae14a-0698-4c42-819c-bc2412f76fca
03BAC0576E2B36319710FBA3FBC688D1.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined MALAYSIA • 1 ♂; Borneo, Sandakan; C. F. Baker leg.; USNM.	en	Hisasue, Yu, Pham, Thai-Hong, Mita, Toshiharu (2023): Taxonomic revision of the genus Loboscelidia Westwood, 1874 (Hymenoptera: Chrysididae: Loboscelidiinae) from Vietnam. European Journal of Taxonomy 887 (1): 1-68, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2023.887.2203, URL: http://zoobank.org/788ae14a-0698-4c42-819c-bc2412f76fca
03BAC0576E2B36319710FBA3FBC688D1.taxon	discussion	Remarks Loboscelidia defecta resembles L. fulgens, L. halimunensis Kojima, 2003 and L. reducta in having the following characteristics: strongly convex cervical expansion (L. reducta); absent cu-a vein (L. halimunensis and L. reducta); hindfemur not stout basally, as wide as its distal part (L. fulgens and L. reducta); and swollen ventral margin of the hindfemur (L. fulgens and L. reducta). However, L. defecta can be distinguished by the following characteristics: frons microstriate (polished and inpumctured in L. reducta); triangular frontal projection (rectangular in other three species); A 0.5 – 0.7 times as long as R (more than 0.8 times as long as in other species); Rs less than twice as long as R (more than twice as long as in L. halimunensis); and absent tibial flanges (present in L. fulgens) (Kimsey 2012).	en	Hisasue, Yu, Pham, Thai-Hong, Mita, Toshiharu (2023): Taxonomic revision of the genus Loboscelidia Westwood, 1874 (Hymenoptera: Chrysididae: Loboscelidiinae) from Vietnam. European Journal of Taxonomy 887 (1): 1-68, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2023.887.2203, URL: http://zoobank.org/788ae14a-0698-4c42-819c-bc2412f76fca
03BAC0576E2B36319710FBA3FBC688D1.taxon	distribution	Distribution Malaysia; Philippines; Thailand; Vietnam (Southern Vietnam) (Kimsey 2012).	en	Hisasue, Yu, Pham, Thai-Hong, Mita, Toshiharu (2023): Taxonomic revision of the genus Loboscelidia Westwood, 1874 (Hymenoptera: Chrysididae: Loboscelidiinae) from Vietnam. European Journal of Taxonomy 887 (1): 1-68, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2023.887.2203, URL: http://zoobank.org/788ae14a-0698-4c42-819c-bc2412f76fca
03BAC0576E29363D97D6FEDDFE378A12.taxon	description	urn: lsid: zoobank. org: act: 40 BF 901 C- 8 D 8 D- 4051 - B 7 F 6 - 1669 ABD 7 E 85 A Fig. 11, 25 G	en	Hisasue, Yu, Pham, Thai-Hong, Mita, Toshiharu (2023): Taxonomic revision of the genus Loboscelidia Westwood, 1874 (Hymenoptera: Chrysididae: Loboscelidiinae) from Vietnam. European Journal of Taxonomy 887 (1): 1-68, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2023.887.2203, URL: http://zoobank.org/788ae14a-0698-4c42-819c-bc2412f76fca
03BAC0576E29363D97D6FEDDFE378A12.taxon	etymology	Etymology The specific name is derived from the Vietnamese word, ‘ do ’ for ‘ red’, referring to the reddish body color.	en	Hisasue, Yu, Pham, Thai-Hong, Mita, Toshiharu (2023): Taxonomic revision of the genus Loboscelidia Westwood, 1874 (Hymenoptera: Chrysididae: Loboscelidiinae) from Vietnam. European Journal of Taxonomy 887 (1): 1-68, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2023.887.2203, URL: http://zoobank.org/788ae14a-0698-4c42-819c-bc2412f76fca
03BAC0576E29363D97D6FEDDFE378A12.taxon	materials_examined	Type material Holotype VIETNAM • ♂; Bac Kan Province, Ba Be NP; 22 ° 24 ′ 43.34 ″ N, 105 ° 36 ′ 54.76 ″ E; 4 Jul. 2014; K. Tsujii leg.; VNMN. Paratypes VIETNAM • 1 ♂; same collection data as for holotype; VNMN • 1 ♂; Bac Giang Province, Tay Yen Tu NR; 21 ° 10 ′ 52.33 ″ N, 106 ° 43 ′ 24.3 ″ E; 7 Jul. 2014; T. Mita leg.; VNMN.	en	Hisasue, Yu, Pham, Thai-Hong, Mita, Toshiharu (2023): Taxonomic revision of the genus Loboscelidia Westwood, 1874 (Hymenoptera: Chrysididae: Loboscelidiinae) from Vietnam. European Journal of Taxonomy 887 (1): 1-68, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2023.887.2203, URL: http://zoobank.org/788ae14a-0698-4c42-819c-bc2412f76fca
03BAC0576E29363D97D6FEDDFE378A12.taxon	description	Description Male (Fig. 11 A) MEASUREMENTS. Body length 3.3 – 3.9 mm; forewing length 3.3 – 3.7 mm. HEAD. Head (Fig. 11 B – D) 1.9 – 2.3 times as long as high, 1.3 times as long as wide; inner ocular length 0.58 – 0.59 times as long as head width; frontal projection rectangular in frontal view (Fig. 11 B); apical margin of frontal projection depressed (Fig. 11 C); frons polished, with low ridge extending from vertex along inner orbit of eye (Fig. 11 C); frons with indistinct carinae towards posterior ocelli (Fig. 11 C); spraclypeal area without transverse carinae (Fig. 11 B); temple 0.39 – 0.50 times as long as MOD (Fig. 11 C); POL 0.85 – 1.1 times as long as MOD; OOL as long as MOD; LOL 0.17 times as long as MOD; behind ocelli without transverse depression (Fig. 11 C); cervical expansion convex in lateral view (Fig. 11 D); basal part of cervical expansion constricted weakly in dorsal view (Fig. 11 C); scape 2.2 – 2.7 times as long as wide; scape with one longitudinal groove extending apical margin; scape with transparent flange, 0.85 times as long as tubular part of scape, 0.25 times wider than tubular part of scape; F 1 1.8 – 2.0 times as long as wide; F 2 1.7 – 2.1 times as long as wide; F 11 3.4 – 3.9 times as long as wide; relative length of F 1 – F 11: 1.0: 1.1: 1.1: 1.1: 1.1: 1.1: 1.1: 1.1: 1.2: 1.2: 1.6. MESOSOMA. Pronotum 0.82 times as long as posterior width of pronotum (Fig. 11 F); posterior width of pronotum 1.4 times as wide as anterior width and 1.1 times as wide as head width; dorsolateral surface of pronotum carinate (Fig. 11 A); notauli of scutum slightly curved, reaching posterior margin (Fig. 11 G); scutellum polished and inpunctured, with lateral carina (Fig. 11 G); scrobal sulcus present, deeply depressed (Fig. 11 A); metanotum with medial ridge, 0.44 – 0.47 times as long as scutellum (Fig. 11 G); propodeal angle weakly developed; propodeum with transverse carina above foramen and not connected upper area. WINGS. Forewing (Fig. 11 E) with M curved; cu-a 0.29 – 0.40 times as long as R; A extending half of Cu + M; R 1 0.60 – 0.71 times as long as R; Rs 2.7 – 3.3 times as long as R. LEGS. Tibiae carinate; flange on forefemur 0.71 – 0.77 times longer, 1.0 – 1.3 times wider than tubular part of forefemur; flange on foretibia 0.63 – 0.75 times longer, 1.3 – 2.0 times wider than tubular part of foretibia; flange on midfemur 0.72 – 0.76 times longer, 1.0 – 1.5 wider than tubular part of midfemur; flange on midtibia 0.74 – 0.76 times longer, 0.89 – 1.0 times wider than tubular part of midtibia; hindcoxa 2.0 times as long as hind trochanter; postero-lateral margin of hind coxa with longitudinal carinae; basal part of hindfemur strongly producing; hindfemur basally stout, apparently wider than distal part; ventral margin of hindfemur flat; outer surface of hindtibia smooth; flange on hindfemur 0.60 – 0.85 times longer, 0.90 – 1.0 times wider than tubular part of hindfemur; flange on hindtibia 0.83 – 0.89 times longer, 1.8 – 2.0 times wider than tubular part of hindtibia; median tooth of tarsal claw far beyond half of tarsal claw (25 G). PILOSITY. Spraclypeal area with sparse erect simple setae (Fig. 11 B); temple with sparse suberect simple setae (Fig. 11 C); lower gena with sparse decumbent simple setae (Fig. 11 D); frons with sparse decumbent simple setae (Fig. 11 C); around spiracle of propodeum with sparse decumbent simple setae; forefemur and foretibia with dense decumbent simple setae; dorsal surface of forefemur, foretibia, midtibia and hindtibia with sparse suberect simple setae. COLORATION. Body reddish brown; antenna reddish brown; legs reddish brown; flanges yellowish brown; ribbon-like setae whitish yellow. Female Unknown.	en	Hisasue, Yu, Pham, Thai-Hong, Mita, Toshiharu (2023): Taxonomic revision of the genus Loboscelidia Westwood, 1874 (Hymenoptera: Chrysididae: Loboscelidiinae) from Vietnam. European Journal of Taxonomy 887 (1): 1-68, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2023.887.2203, URL: http://zoobank.org/788ae14a-0698-4c42-819c-bc2412f76fca
03BAC0576E29363D97D6FEDDFE378A12.taxon	distribution	Distribution Vietnam (Northern Vietnam) (Fig. 27).	en	Hisasue, Yu, Pham, Thai-Hong, Mita, Toshiharu (2023): Taxonomic revision of the genus Loboscelidia Westwood, 1874 (Hymenoptera: Chrysididae: Loboscelidiinae) from Vietnam. European Journal of Taxonomy 887 (1): 1-68, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2023.887.2203, URL: http://zoobank.org/788ae14a-0698-4c42-819c-bc2412f76fca
03BAC0576E29363D97D6FEDDFE378A12.taxon	discussion	Remarks Loboscelidia do sp. nov. resembles L. cuneata sp. nov., L. parallela sp. nov. and L. pecki Kimsey, 2012 in the following characteristics: reddish brown body color; rectangular frontal projection; F 1 and F 2 nearly twice as long as wide; transverse carina absent behind ocelli; flat ventral margin of the hindfemur. However, L. do sp. nov. can be distinguished by the following characteristics: frons with setae (L. cuneata sp. nov. without setae); scape less than 3.0 times as long as wide (more than 3.0 times as long as wide in other species); femora with simple setae (L. cuneata sp. nov. with cuneate setae); basal of cervical expansion weakly constricted (other two species parallel); R 1 vein less than 0.80 times as long as R (as long as R in L. pecki), and cu-a vein longer than 0.29 times as long as R (absent or slightly present in L. pecki).	en	Hisasue, Yu, Pham, Thai-Hong, Mita, Toshiharu (2023): Taxonomic revision of the genus Loboscelidia Westwood, 1874 (Hymenoptera: Chrysididae: Loboscelidiinae) from Vietnam. European Journal of Taxonomy 887 (1): 1-68, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2023.887.2203, URL: http://zoobank.org/788ae14a-0698-4c42-819c-bc2412f76fca
03BAC0576E2736389737FABDFEB18E80.taxon	description	urn: lsid: zoobank. org: act: 7 E 033 E 15 - 9 CF 0 - 4 E 63 - 8 F 74 - 294 C 76 C 6 C 2 EA Figs 12, 25 H	en	Hisasue, Yu, Pham, Thai-Hong, Mita, Toshiharu (2023): Taxonomic revision of the genus Loboscelidia Westwood, 1874 (Hymenoptera: Chrysididae: Loboscelidiinae) from Vietnam. European Journal of Taxonomy 887 (1): 1-68, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2023.887.2203, URL: http://zoobank.org/788ae14a-0698-4c42-819c-bc2412f76fca
03BAC0576E2736389737FABDFEB18E80.taxon	etymology	Etymology Named after the Latin ‘ flava ’, meaning ‘ yellow’, and ‘ pes ’, meaning ‘ foot’, referring to the pale-yellow legs.	en	Hisasue, Yu, Pham, Thai-Hong, Mita, Toshiharu (2023): Taxonomic revision of the genus Loboscelidia Westwood, 1874 (Hymenoptera: Chrysididae: Loboscelidiinae) from Vietnam. European Journal of Taxonomy 887 (1): 1-68, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2023.887.2203, URL: http://zoobank.org/788ae14a-0698-4c42-819c-bc2412f76fca
03BAC0576E2736389737FABDFEB18E80.taxon	materials_examined	Type material Holotype VIETNAM • ♂; Ninh Binh Province, Cuc Phuong NP; 20 ° 21 ′ 01.9 ″ N, 105 ° 35 ′ 37.0 ″ E; 24 Jul. 2010; T. Mita leg.; VNMN.	en	Hisasue, Yu, Pham, Thai-Hong, Mita, Toshiharu (2023): Taxonomic revision of the genus Loboscelidia Westwood, 1874 (Hymenoptera: Chrysididae: Loboscelidiinae) from Vietnam. European Journal of Taxonomy 887 (1): 1-68, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2023.887.2203, URL: http://zoobank.org/788ae14a-0698-4c42-819c-bc2412f76fca
03BAC0576E2736389737FABDFEB18E80.taxon	description	Description Male (Fig. 12 A) MEASUREMENTS. Body length 3.1 mm; forewing length 3.2 mm. HEAD. Head (Fig. 12 B – D) 2.0 times as long as high, 1.3 times as long as wide; inner ocular length 0.58 times as long as head width; frontal projection rectangular in frontal view (Fig. 12 B); apical margion of frontal projection straight (Fig. 12 C); frons granulate, finely microstriate (Fig. 12 C); frons with low ridge extending from vertex along inner orbit of eye (Fig. 12 C); spraclypeal area without transverse carinae (Fig. 12 B); temple 0.80 times as long as MOD (Fig. 12 C); POL as long as MOD; OOL 1.4 times as long as MOD; LOL 0.4 times as long as MOD; behind ocelli without transverse depression (Fig. 12 C); cervical expansion convex in lateral view (Fig. 12 D); basal part of cervical expansion parallel in dorsal view (Fig. 12 C); scape 2.8 times as long as wide; scape with longitudinal grooves; scape with transparent flange; F 1 1.9 times as long as wide; F 2 1.8 times as long as wide; F 11 3.6 times as long as wide; relative length of F 1 – F 11: 1.2: 1.1: 1.1: 1.1: 1.0: 1.0: 1.1: 1.1: 1.2: 1.1: 1.7. MESOSOMA. Pronotum 0.83 times as long as posterior width of pronotum (Fig. 12 E); posterior width of pronotum 1.5 times as wide as anterior width and as wide as head width; dorsolateral surface of pronotum carinate (Fig. 12 A); notauli of scutum slightly curved, reaching posterior margin (Fig. 12 F); scrobal sulcus absent (Fig. 12 A); scutellum polished and impunctured, without lateral carina (Fig. 12 F); metanotum with two ridges, 0.43 times as long as scutellum (Fig. 12 F); propodeal angle strongly developed; upper area of propodeum without transverse carina; propodeum without transverse carina above foramen. WINGS. Forewing (Fig. 12 G) with M curved; cu-a 0.50 times as long as R; A extending half of Cu + M; R 1 0.42 times as long as R; Rs 3.6 times as long as R. LEGS. Tibiae carinate; flange on forefemur 0.59 times longer, 1.3 times wider than tubular part of forefemur; flange on foretibia 0.42 times longer, 0.67 times wider than tubular part of foretibia; flange on midfemur 0.37 times longer, 1.6 times wider than tubular part of midfemur; flange on midtibia 0.50 times longer, 0.67 times wider than tubular part of midtibia; hindcoxa 1.9 times as long as hind trochanter; hindcoxa dorso-laterally carinate; basal part of hindfemur producing; hindfemur basally not stout, as wide as distal part; ventral margin of hindfemur flat; flange on hindfemur 0.66 times longer, as wide as tubular part of hindfemur; outer surface of hindtibia smooth; flange on hindtibia 0.80 times longer, 1.5 times wider than tubular part of hindtibia. PILOSITY. Lower gena with sparse decumbent cuneate setae (Fig. 12 D); hypostoma with sparse decumbent cuneate setae; foretibia with sparse decumbent and suberect simple and cuneate setae; midcoxa with sparse decumbent cuneate setae; midfemur and midtibia with sparse decumbent and suberect simple and cuneate setae; hindcoxa with sparse decumbent cuneate setae; hindfemur and hindtibia with sparse decumbent and suberect simple setae. COLORATION. Body yellowish brown; antenna yellowish brown; legs yellowish brown; ribbon-like setae whitish yellow. Female Unknown.	en	Hisasue, Yu, Pham, Thai-Hong, Mita, Toshiharu (2023): Taxonomic revision of the genus Loboscelidia Westwood, 1874 (Hymenoptera: Chrysididae: Loboscelidiinae) from Vietnam. European Journal of Taxonomy 887 (1): 1-68, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2023.887.2203, URL: http://zoobank.org/788ae14a-0698-4c42-819c-bc2412f76fca
03BAC0576E2736389737FABDFEB18E80.taxon	distribution	Distribution Vietnam (Northern Vietnam) (Fig. 27).	en	Hisasue, Yu, Pham, Thai-Hong, Mita, Toshiharu (2023): Taxonomic revision of the genus Loboscelidia Westwood, 1874 (Hymenoptera: Chrysididae: Loboscelidiinae) from Vietnam. European Journal of Taxonomy 887 (1): 1-68, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2023.887.2203, URL: http://zoobank.org/788ae14a-0698-4c42-819c-bc2412f76fca
03BAC0576E2736389737FABDFEB18E80.taxon	discussion	Remarks Loboscelidia flapives sp. nov. resembles L. vietnamensis sp. nov. and L. bachmaensis sp. nov. in having the following characteristics: frons microstriate; cervical expansion weakly convex; F 1 less than twice as long as wide; and Rs more than 3.0 times as long as R (L. vietnamensis sp. nov.). However, L. flavipes sp. nov. can be distinguished by the following characteristics: yellow body color (red or reddish brown in the other two species); temple more than 0.50 times as long as MOD (L. vietnamensis sp. nov. less than 0.30 times as long as R); POL as long as MOD (L. vietnamensis sp. nov. shorter than MOD, L. bachmaensis sp. nov. longer than MOD); pronotum narrower than head (wider than head in L. bachmaensis sp. nov.); and cu-a 0.50 times as long as R (nearly 0.30 times as long as R in other two species).	en	Hisasue, Yu, Pham, Thai-Hong, Mita, Toshiharu (2023): Taxonomic revision of the genus Loboscelidia Westwood, 1874 (Hymenoptera: Chrysididae: Loboscelidiinae) from Vietnam. European Journal of Taxonomy 887 (1): 1-68, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2023.887.2203, URL: http://zoobank.org/788ae14a-0698-4c42-819c-bc2412f76fca
03BAC0576E22363A9714FE2FFC778C0D.taxon	description	Figs 2 C, 3 B, 13, 25 I	en	Hisasue, Yu, Pham, Thai-Hong, Mita, Toshiharu (2023): Taxonomic revision of the genus Loboscelidia Westwood, 1874 (Hymenoptera: Chrysididae: Loboscelidiinae) from Vietnam. European Journal of Taxonomy 887 (1): 1-68, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2023.887.2203, URL: http://zoobank.org/788ae14a-0698-4c42-819c-bc2412f76fca
03BAC0576E22363A9714FE2FFC778C0D.taxon	materials_examined	Holotype ♂; Vietnam: Tuyen Quang Province, Na Hang Nature Reserve (CNC). Material examined Paratypes VIETNAM • 1 ♂; Ha Tinh province, Huong Son; 450 m a. s. l.; 18 ° 22 ′ N, 105 ° 13 ′ E; 22 Apr. – 1 May 1998; L. Herman leg.; light trap; CNC • 1 ♂; Tuyen Quang province, Na Hang Reserve; 360 m a. s. l.; 16 – 20 May 1997; S. B. Peck leg.; FIT; CNC. Non-type VIETNAM • 5 ♂♂; Bac Giang Province, Tay Yen Tu NR; 21 ° 10 ′ 52.33 ″ N, 106 ° 43 ′ 24.3 ″ E; 9 Jul. 2014; T. Mita leg.; VNMN • 5 ♂♂; same locality data as for preceding but 21 ° 11 ′ 3.65 ″ N; 106 ° 44 ′ 42.44 ″ E; 10 Jul. 2014; K. Tsujii leg.; VNMN.	en	Hisasue, Yu, Pham, Thai-Hong, Mita, Toshiharu (2023): Taxonomic revision of the genus Loboscelidia Westwood, 1874 (Hymenoptera: Chrysididae: Loboscelidiinae) from Vietnam. European Journal of Taxonomy 887 (1): 1-68, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2023.887.2203, URL: http://zoobank.org/788ae14a-0698-4c42-819c-bc2412f76fca
03BAC0576E22363A9714FE2FFC778C0D.taxon	description	Description Male (Fig. 13 A) MEASUREMENTS. Body length 2.4 – 3.1 mm; forewing length 2.7 – 3.2 mm. HEAD. Head (Fig. 13 B – D) 1.8 times as long as high, 1.1 times as long as wide; inner ocular length 0.67 times as long as head width; frontal projection rectangular in frontal view (Fig. 13 C); apical margion of frontal projection depressed (Fig. 13 D); frons polished and unpunctured (Fig. 13 D); frons with low ridge extending from median ocellus along inner orbit of eye (Fig. 13 D); frons with indistinct carinae towards median ocellus (Fig. 13 C); frons with distinct frontal line; spraclypeal area with transverse carinae; temple 0.64 times as long as MOD (Fig. 13 D); POL 1.2 times as long as MOD; OOL as long as MOD; LOL 0.40 times as long as MOD; behind ocelli with transverse depression; cervical expansion convex in lateral view (Fig. 13 B); basal part of cervical expansion constricted in dorsal view (Fig. 13 D); scape 3.6 times as long as wide; scape with longitudinal grooves; F 1 2.2 times as long as wide; F 2 1.8 times as long as wide; F 11 3.0 times as long as wide; relative length of F 1 – F 11: 1.3: 1.1: 1.0: 1.0: 1.0: 1.1: 1.0: 1.1: 1.1: 1.1: 1.6. MESOSOMA. Pronotum 0.81 times as long as posterior width of pronotum (Fig. 13 F); posterior width of pronotum 1.3 times as wide as anterior width and 0.90 times as wide as head width; dorsolateral surface of pronotum rounded (Fig. 13 A); notauli of scutum slightly curved, reaching posterior margin (Fig. 13 G); scutellum polished, with lateral carina (Fig. 13 G); apico-lateral area of scutellum without longitudinal carina (Fig. 13 G); scrobal sulcus absent (Fig. 13 A); metanotum with two ridges; metanotum 0.31 times as long as scutellum (Fig. 13 G); propodeal angle weakly developed; propodeum without transverse carina above foramen. WINGS. Forewing (Fig. 13 E) with M absent; cu-a absent; A extending half of Cu + M; R 1 0.33 times as long as R; Rs 1.7 times as long as R. LEGS. Tibiae carinate; flange on forefemur 0.35 times longer, as wide as tubular part of forefemur; flange on foretibia 0.34 times longer, 0.33 times wider than tubular part of foretibia; flange on midfemur 0.66 times longer, 0.70 times wider than tubular part of midfemur; flange on midtibia 0.58 times longer, 0.33 times wider than tubular part of midtibia; hindcoxa 2.3 times as long as hind trochanter; hindcoxa dorso-laterally carinate; basal part of hindfemur simple; hindfemur basally not stout, as wide as distal part; ventral margin of hindfemur swollen; flange on hindfemur 0.48 times longer, as wide as tubular part of hindfemur; outer surface of hindtibia smooth; flange on hindtibia 0.54 times longer, 0.75 times wider than tubular part of hindtibia. PILOSITY. Forecoxa with sparse decumbent simple setae; foretibia with sparse decumbent and erect simple setae; midcoxa with sparse decumbent simple setae; midfemur with sparse decumbent and suberect simple setae; midtibia with sparse decumbent and suberect simple setae; hindcoxa with sparse decumbent simple setae; hindfemur with sparse decumbent cuneate setae; hindtibia with sparse decumbent and suberect simple setae. COLORATION. Body yellowish brown; antenna yellowish brown; legs yellowish brown; ribbon-like setae whitish yellow. Female Unknown.	en	Hisasue, Yu, Pham, Thai-Hong, Mita, Toshiharu (2023): Taxonomic revision of the genus Loboscelidia Westwood, 1874 (Hymenoptera: Chrysididae: Loboscelidiinae) from Vietnam. European Journal of Taxonomy 887 (1): 1-68, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2023.887.2203, URL: http://zoobank.org/788ae14a-0698-4c42-819c-bc2412f76fca
03BAC0576E22363A9714FE2FFC778C0D.taxon	distribution	Distribution Vietnam (Northern Vietnam, Central Vietnam) (Fig. 27).	en	Hisasue, Yu, Pham, Thai-Hong, Mita, Toshiharu (2023): Taxonomic revision of the genus Loboscelidia Westwood, 1874 (Hymenoptera: Chrysididae: Loboscelidiinae) from Vietnam. European Journal of Taxonomy 887 (1): 1-68, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2023.887.2203, URL: http://zoobank.org/788ae14a-0698-4c42-819c-bc2412f76fca
03BAC0576E22363A9714FE2FFC778C0D.taxon	discussion	Remarks Loboscelidia fulgens shares a completely lacking M vein with L. bakeri Fouts, 1922, L. guangxiensis Xu, Weng & He, 2006 and L. reducta. However, L. fulgens can be distinguished from the three species by the following characteristics: head wider than posterior width of pronotum (narrower than posterior width of pronotum in L. bakeri and L. reducta); R 1 0.30 times as long as R (more than 0.50 times as long as R in L. guangxiensis); a flange on hindtibia more than 0.50 times as wide as tubular part of hindtibia (less wide than hindtibia in L. guangxiensis); well-developed tibial flanges (lacking in L. reducta); and propodeum without a transverse carina (with the carina in L. bakeri).	en	Hisasue, Yu, Pham, Thai-Hong, Mita, Toshiharu (2023): Taxonomic revision of the genus Loboscelidia Westwood, 1874 (Hymenoptera: Chrysididae: Loboscelidiinae) from Vietnam. European Journal of Taxonomy 887 (1): 1-68, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2023.887.2203, URL: http://zoobank.org/788ae14a-0698-4c42-819c-bc2412f76fca
03BAC0576E203604972EFC50FD3A89C4.taxon	description	urn: lsid: zoobank. org: act: DA 75 CC 25 - 7 D 50 - 4004 - 85 C 0 - 7 AF 48829 DDE 0 Figs 14, 25 J	en	Hisasue, Yu, Pham, Thai-Hong, Mita, Toshiharu (2023): Taxonomic revision of the genus Loboscelidia Westwood, 1874 (Hymenoptera: Chrysididae: Loboscelidiinae) from Vietnam. European Journal of Taxonomy 887 (1): 1-68, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2023.887.2203, URL: http://zoobank.org/788ae14a-0698-4c42-819c-bc2412f76fca
03BAC0576E203604972EFC50FD3A89C4.taxon	etymology	Etymology Named after the Latin ‘ glaber ’, meaning ‘ hairless’, referring to the eye without setae of the holotype.	en	Hisasue, Yu, Pham, Thai-Hong, Mita, Toshiharu (2023): Taxonomic revision of the genus Loboscelidia Westwood, 1874 (Hymenoptera: Chrysididae: Loboscelidiinae) from Vietnam. European Journal of Taxonomy 887 (1): 1-68, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2023.887.2203, URL: http://zoobank.org/788ae14a-0698-4c42-819c-bc2412f76fca
03BAC0576E203604972EFC50FD3A89C4.taxon	materials_examined	Type material Holotype VIETNAM • ♀; Ninh Binh Province, Cuc Phuong NP; 24 – 25 Aug. 2019; Y. Hisasue et al. leg.; FIT; VNMN.	en	Hisasue, Yu, Pham, Thai-Hong, Mita, Toshiharu (2023): Taxonomic revision of the genus Loboscelidia Westwood, 1874 (Hymenoptera: Chrysididae: Loboscelidiinae) from Vietnam. European Journal of Taxonomy 887 (1): 1-68, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2023.887.2203, URL: http://zoobank.org/788ae14a-0698-4c42-819c-bc2412f76fca
03BAC0576E203604972EFC50FD3A89C4.taxon	description	Description Female (Fig. 14 A) MEASUREMENTS. Body length 3.6 mm; forewing length 2.7 mm. HEAD. Head (Fig. 14 B – D) 1.8 times as long as high, 1.4 times as long as wide; inner ocular length 0.67 times as long as head width; frontal projection rectangular in frontal view (Fig. 14 B); apical margin of frontal projection depressed (Fig. 14 C); frons granulate, microstriae (Fig. 14 C); frons without ridge along inner orbit of eye (Fig. 14 C); frons with distinct carinae towards median ocellus (Fig. 14 C); spraclypeal area with transverse carinae (Fig. 14 B); temple 1.1 times as long as MOD (Fig. 14 C); POL 1.2 times as long as MOD; OOL 2.5 times as long as MOD; LOL 0.48 times as long as MOD; behind ocelli with transverse depression (Fig. 14 C); cervical expansion weakly convex in lateral view (Fig. 14 D); basal part of cervical expansion strongly constricted in dorsal view (Fig. 14 C); scape 2.6 times as long as wide; scape longitudinally carinate, without flange; F 1 0.88 times as long as wide; F 2 0.63 times as long as wide; F 11 0.82 times as long as wide; relative length of F 1 – F 11: 1.8: 1.4: 1.0: 1.0: 1.0: 1.0: 1.2: 1.2: 1.2: 1.2: 2.2. MESOSOMA. Pronotum 0.70 times as long as posterior width of pronotum (Fig. 14 F); posterior width of pronotum 1.4 times as wide as anterior width and 1.3 times as wide as head width; dorsolateral surface of pronotum carinate (Fig. 14 A); notauli parallel, reaching posterior margin (Fig. 14 G); scutellum polished and punctured (Fig. 14 G); scrobal sulcus present, weakly depressed (Fig. 14 A); metanotum with medial ridge, 0.41 times as long as scutellum (Fig. 14 G); propodeal angle weakly developed; propodeum without transverse carina above foramen. WINGS. Forewing (Fig. 14 E) with M curved; cu-a 0.51 times as long as R; A extending half of Cu + M; R 1 0.63 times as long as R; Rs 2.9 times as long as R. LEGS. Tibiae carinate; flange on forefemur 0.69 times longer, 1.3 times wider than tubular part of forefemur; flange on foretibia 0.67 times longer, 1.8 times wider than tubular part of foretibia; flange on midfemur 0.66 times longer, 0.8 times wider than tubular part of midfemur; flange on midtibia 0.61 times longer, 1.6 times wider than tubular part of midtibia; hind coxa dorso-laterally carinate; basal part of hindfemur strongly producing; hindfemur basally stout, apparently wider than distal part; ventral margin of hindfemur flat; outer surface of hindfemur smooth; flange on hindfemur 0.52 times longer, as wide as tubular part of hindfemur; outer surface of hindtibia smooth; flange on hindtibia 0.73 times longer, 0.78 times wider than tubular part of hindtibia; hind tarsal claw without median tooth (Fig. 25 J). PILOSITY. Gena with sparse suberect simple setae (Fig. 14 D); hypostoma with sparse suberect simple setae; scape and pedicel with sparse decumbent cuneate setae; dorsal and lateral surfaces of pronotum with sparse decumbent cuneate setae (Fig. 14 F); propleuron with sparse suberect simple setae; scutum, mesopleuron and metanotum with sparse decumbent cuneate setae (Fig. 14 A, G); tegula with sparse suberect simple setae (Fig. 14 G); scutellum with sparse decumbent cuneate setae (Fig. 14 G); dorsal surface of propodeum almost asetose; lateral and posterior parts of propodeum with sparse decumbent cuneate setae; forecoxa and foretrochanter with sparse suberect simple setae; foretibia with sparse decumbent and suberect simple and cuneate setae; midleg with sparse decumbent and suberect simple and cuneate setae; hindleg with sparse decumbent and suberect simple and cuneate setae. COLORATION. Body reddish brown; antenna reddish brown; legs reddish brown; flanges yellowish brown; ribbon-like setae whitish yellow. Male Unknown.	en	Hisasue, Yu, Pham, Thai-Hong, Mita, Toshiharu (2023): Taxonomic revision of the genus Loboscelidia Westwood, 1874 (Hymenoptera: Chrysididae: Loboscelidiinae) from Vietnam. European Journal of Taxonomy 887 (1): 1-68, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2023.887.2203, URL: http://zoobank.org/788ae14a-0698-4c42-819c-bc2412f76fca
03BAC0576E203604972EFC50FD3A89C4.taxon	distribution	Distribution Vietnam (Northern Vietnam) (Fig, 27).	en	Hisasue, Yu, Pham, Thai-Hong, Mita, Toshiharu (2023): Taxonomic revision of the genus Loboscelidia Westwood, 1874 (Hymenoptera: Chrysididae: Loboscelidiinae) from Vietnam. European Journal of Taxonomy 887 (1): 1-68, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2023.887.2203, URL: http://zoobank.org/788ae14a-0698-4c42-819c-bc2412f76fca
03BAC0576E203604972EFC50FD3A89C4.taxon	discussion	Remarks Loboscelidia glabra sp. nov. resembles L. antennata Fouts, 1922 and L. hei Yao, Liu & Xu, 2010; however, L. glabra sp. nov. has eyes without setae (with erect setae in L. antennata); pronotum 0.80 times as long as wide (0.60 times as long as wide in L. antennata); shorter F 11 0.80 times as long as wide (1.2 times as long as wide in L. hei); and a narrow hindtibial flange, 0.80 times as wide as the tubular part (as wide as the tubular part in L. hei).	en	Hisasue, Yu, Pham, Thai-Hong, Mita, Toshiharu (2023): Taxonomic revision of the genus Loboscelidia Westwood, 1874 (Hymenoptera: Chrysididae: Loboscelidiinae) from Vietnam. European Journal of Taxonomy 887 (1): 1-68, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2023.887.2203, URL: http://zoobank.org/788ae14a-0698-4c42-819c-bc2412f76fca
03BAC0576E1E3605970FF96BFB9B8D73.taxon	materials_examined	Holotype ♂; Thailand: Chiang Mai Province, Doi Phahompok NP Mae Fang Hot spring (QSBG).	en	Hisasue, Yu, Pham, Thai-Hong, Mita, Toshiharu (2023): Taxonomic revision of the genus Loboscelidia Westwood, 1874 (Hymenoptera: Chrysididae: Loboscelidiinae) from Vietnam. European Journal of Taxonomy 887 (1): 1-68, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2023.887.2203, URL: http://zoobank.org/788ae14a-0698-4c42-819c-bc2412f76fca
03BAC0576E1E3605970FF96BFB9B8D73.taxon	discussion	Remarks Loboscelidia kafae resembles L. pasohana and L. laminata in having the following characteristics: F 1 less than twice as long as wide and cu-a 0.50 times as long as R. However, L. kafae can be distinguished by the following characteristics: weakly convex cervical expansion (strongly convex in L. pasohana); F 2 twice as long as wide (1.5 times as long as wide in L. pasohana); F 11 that 4.0 times as long as wide (3.5 times as long as wide in other two species); F 2 twice as long as wide (less than twice as long as wide in L. laminata); fore- and midtibial flanges as wide as the tubular part; and a hindtibial flange twice as wide as the tubular part (less than twice as wide as the tubular part in other two species) (Kimsey 2012).	en	Hisasue, Yu, Pham, Thai-Hong, Mita, Toshiharu (2023): Taxonomic revision of the genus Loboscelidia Westwood, 1874 (Hymenoptera: Chrysididae: Loboscelidiinae) from Vietnam. European Journal of Taxonomy 887 (1): 1-68, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2023.887.2203, URL: http://zoobank.org/788ae14a-0698-4c42-819c-bc2412f76fca
03BAC0576E1E3605970FF96BFB9B8D73.taxon	distribution	Distribution Laos; Malaysia; Thailand; Vietnam (Northern Vietnam) (Kimsey 2012).	en	Hisasue, Yu, Pham, Thai-Hong, Mita, Toshiharu (2023): Taxonomic revision of the genus Loboscelidia Westwood, 1874 (Hymenoptera: Chrysididae: Loboscelidiinae) from Vietnam. European Journal of Taxonomy 887 (1): 1-68, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2023.887.2203, URL: http://zoobank.org/788ae14a-0698-4c42-819c-bc2412f76fca
03BAC0576E1F36079739FD92FC548A9A.taxon	description	urn: lsid: zoobank. org: act: 7 D 4199 E 6 - 8 EAF- 4828 - B 589 - E 46 ABA 1 BB 314 Figs 15, 25 K	en	Hisasue, Yu, Pham, Thai-Hong, Mita, Toshiharu (2023): Taxonomic revision of the genus Loboscelidia Westwood, 1874 (Hymenoptera: Chrysididae: Loboscelidiinae) from Vietnam. European Journal of Taxonomy 887 (1): 1-68, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2023.887.2203, URL: http://zoobank.org/788ae14a-0698-4c42-819c-bc2412f76fca
03BAC0576E1F36079739FD92FC548A9A.taxon	etymology	Etymology The specific name is in honor of Dr Yoto Komeda who collected the holotype of this new species.	en	Hisasue, Yu, Pham, Thai-Hong, Mita, Toshiharu (2023): Taxonomic revision of the genus Loboscelidia Westwood, 1874 (Hymenoptera: Chrysididae: Loboscelidiinae) from Vietnam. European Journal of Taxonomy 887 (1): 1-68, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2023.887.2203, URL: http://zoobank.org/788ae14a-0698-4c42-819c-bc2412f76fca
03BAC0576E1F36079739FD92FC548A9A.taxon	materials_examined	Type material Holotype VIETNAM • ♂; Thua Thien Hue Province, Bach Ma NP, rhododendron trail; 16.192 ° N, 107.849 ° E; 3 Aug. 2016; Y. Komeda leg.; VNMN. Paratypes VIETNAM • 1 ♂, same locality data as for holotype; 3 – 6 Aug. 2016; YPT; VNMN • 1 ♂; Thua Thien Hue Province, Bach Ma NP, phaesant trail; 16.231 ° N, 107.852 ° E; 4 Aug. 2016; T. Mita leg.; VNMN.	en	Hisasue, Yu, Pham, Thai-Hong, Mita, Toshiharu (2023): Taxonomic revision of the genus Loboscelidia Westwood, 1874 (Hymenoptera: Chrysididae: Loboscelidiinae) from Vietnam. European Journal of Taxonomy 887 (1): 1-68, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2023.887.2203, URL: http://zoobank.org/788ae14a-0698-4c42-819c-bc2412f76fca
03BAC0576E1F36079739FD92FC548A9A.taxon	description	Description Male (Fig. 15 A) MEASUREMENTS. Body length 3.9 – 4.1 mm; forewing length 3.9 – 4.1 mm. HEAD. Head (Fig. 15 B – D) 1.8 – 1.9 times as long as high, 1.3 times as long as wide; inner ocular length 0.55 – 0.61 times as long as head width; frontal projection rectangular in frontal view (Fig. 15 B); apical margin of frontal projection straight (Fig. 15 C); frons granulate (Fig. 15 C); frons with low ridge extending from vertex along inner orbit of eye; frons with indistinct carina towards median ocellus (Fig. 15 C); spraclypeal area with transverse carinae (Fig. 15 B); temple 0.43 – 0.86 times as long as MOD (Fig. 15 C); POL 1.5 – 1.6 times as long as MOD; OOL 1.3 – 2.0 times as long as MOD; LOL 0.29 – 0.57 times as long as MOD; behind ocelli without transverse depression (Fig. 15 C); cervical expansion weakly convex in lateral view (Fig. 15 C); basal part of cervical expansion constricted weakly in dorsal view (Fig. 15 C); scape 2.5 – 2.6 times as long as wide; scape with longitudinal grooves; F 1 1.6 – 2.6 times as long as wide; F 2 1.5 – 2.8 times as long as wide; F 11 3.4 – 3.8 times as long as wide; relative length of F 1 – F 11: 1.0: 1.0: 1.0: 1.0: 1.0: 1.0: 1.0: 1.0: 1.0: 1.0: 1.4. MESOSOMA. Pronotum 0.81 – 0.83 times as long as posterior width of pronotum (Fig. 15 F); posterior width of pronotum 1.4 – 1.7 times as wide as anterior width and 1.1 – 1.2 times as wide as head width; dorsolateral surface of pronotum carinate (Fig. 15 A); notauli of scutum slightly curved, reaching posterior margin (Fig. 15 G); scutellum punctured and rugose; scrobal sulcus present, weakly depressed (Fig. 15 G); metanotum with medial ridge (Fig. 15 G), 0.39 – 0.46 times as long as scutellum; propodeal angle weakly developed (Fig. 15 G); upper area of propodeum without transverse carina; propodeum without transverse carina above foramen. WINGS. Forewing (Fig. 15 E) with M curved; cu-a 0.72 – 0.80 times as long as R; A extending half of Cu + M; R 1 0.60 – 0.67 times as long as R; Rs 2.7 – 3.1 times as long as R. LEGS. Tibiae carinate; flange on forefemur 0.64 – 0.66 times longer, 0.70 – 0.92 times wider than tubular part of forefemur; flange on foretibia 0.50 – 0.63 times longer, 0.63 – 0.73 times wider than tubular part of foretibia; flange on midfemur 0.71 – 0.83 times longer, 0.75 – 1.0 times wider than tubular part of midfemur; flange on midtibia 0.58 – 0.68 times longer, 0.56 – 0.80 times wider than tubular part of midtibia; hindcoxa 1.8 times as long as hind trochanter; hindcoxa dorso-laterally carinate; basal part of hindfemur strongly producing; hindfemur basally stout, apparently wider than distal part; ventral margin of hindfemur flat; outer surface of hindfemur smooth; flange on hindfemur 0.77 – 0.86 times longer, 0.79 – 0.9 times wider than tubular part of hindfemur; outer surface of hindtibia smooth; flange on hindtibia 0.67 – 0.75 times longer, 1.5 – 1.7 times wider than tubular part of hindtibia; median tooth of tarsal claw extending half of tarsal claw. PILOSITY. Spraclypeal area with erect simple setae (Fig. 15 B); lower gena with sparse decumbent simple setae; scape with sparse decumbent simple setae; dorsal and lateral surfaces of pronotum with sparse decumbent cuneate setae (Fig. 15 F); forefemur with sparse decumbent and suberect simple setae; midfemur with sparse decumbent simple setae; midtibia with sparse decumbent simple setae; hindfemur with sparse decumbent simple setae; hindtibia with sparse decumbent simple setae; hindcoxa with sparse decumbent simple setae. COLORATION. Body reddish brown to blackish brown; scutum, scutellum and metanotum blackish brown; ribbon-like setae yellowish brown; flanges yellowish brown. Female Unknown.	en	Hisasue, Yu, Pham, Thai-Hong, Mita, Toshiharu (2023): Taxonomic revision of the genus Loboscelidia Westwood, 1874 (Hymenoptera: Chrysididae: Loboscelidiinae) from Vietnam. European Journal of Taxonomy 887 (1): 1-68, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2023.887.2203, URL: http://zoobank.org/788ae14a-0698-4c42-819c-bc2412f76fca
03BAC0576E1F36079739FD92FC548A9A.taxon	distribution	Distribution Vietnam (Central Vietnam) (Fig. 28).	en	Hisasue, Yu, Pham, Thai-Hong, Mita, Toshiharu (2023): Taxonomic revision of the genus Loboscelidia Westwood, 1874 (Hymenoptera: Chrysididae: Loboscelidiinae) from Vietnam. European Journal of Taxonomy 887 (1): 1-68, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2023.887.2203, URL: http://zoobank.org/788ae14a-0698-4c42-819c-bc2412f76fca
03BAC0576E1F36079739FD92FC548A9A.taxon	discussion	Remarks This species resembles L. sarawakensis Kimsey, 1988 in having a darker body color, scrobal sulcus, and scape more than twice as long as wide. However, it can be distinguished by the following combination of characteristics: rectangular frontal projection (L. sarawakensis triangular); transverse depression absent behind ocelli (L. sarawakensis with transverse depression).	en	Hisasue, Yu, Pham, Thai-Hong, Mita, Toshiharu (2023): Taxonomic revision of the genus Loboscelidia Westwood, 1874 (Hymenoptera: Chrysididae: Loboscelidiinae) from Vietnam. European Journal of Taxonomy 887 (1): 1-68, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2023.887.2203, URL: http://zoobank.org/788ae14a-0698-4c42-819c-bc2412f76fca
03BAC0576E1D36019763FA25FBA48EE5.taxon	description	Fig. 16	en	Hisasue, Yu, Pham, Thai-Hong, Mita, Toshiharu (2023): Taxonomic revision of the genus Loboscelidia Westwood, 1874 (Hymenoptera: Chrysididae: Loboscelidiinae) from Vietnam. European Journal of Taxonomy 887 (1): 1-68, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2023.887.2203, URL: http://zoobank.org/788ae14a-0698-4c42-819c-bc2412f76fca
03BAC0576E1D36019763FA25FBA48EE5.taxon	materials_examined	Holotype ♂; Vietnam: Tuyen Quang Province, Na Hang Reserve (CNC). Material examined Paratype VIETNAM • ♂; Dai Lanh, N of Nha Trang; 30 Nov. – 5 Dec. 1960; C. M. Yoshimoto leg.; CNC. Non-type VIETNAM • 1 ♂; Thua Thien Hue Province, Bach Ma NP, pheasant trail; 16.231 ° N, 107.852 ° E; 16 Sep. 2022; Y. Hisasue leg.; VNMN.	en	Hisasue, Yu, Pham, Thai-Hong, Mita, Toshiharu (2023): Taxonomic revision of the genus Loboscelidia Westwood, 1874 (Hymenoptera: Chrysididae: Loboscelidiinae) from Vietnam. European Journal of Taxonomy 887 (1): 1-68, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2023.887.2203, URL: http://zoobank.org/788ae14a-0698-4c42-819c-bc2412f76fca
03BAC0576E1D36019763FA25FBA48EE5.taxon	discussion	Remarks Loboscelidia laminata resembles L. bachmaensis sp. nov., L. kafae and L. vietnamensis sp. nov., in having the following characteristics: frons microstriate; weakly convex cervical expansion; the absence of transverse carina behind ocelli; the basally stout hindfemur; and the flat ventral margin of hindfemur. However, L. laminata can be distinguished by the following characters: F 2 less than twice as long as wide (twice as long as in other species), F 11 less than 3.5 times as long as wide (much longer than 4.0 times as long as in L. kafae), fore- and midtibial flanges narrower than the tubular part (twice as wide as the tubular part in L. kafae), cu-a 0.50 times as long as R (nearly 0.30 times as long as R in L. bachmaensis sp. nov. and L. vietnamensis sp. nov.).	en	Hisasue, Yu, Pham, Thai-Hong, Mita, Toshiharu (2023): Taxonomic revision of the genus Loboscelidia Westwood, 1874 (Hymenoptera: Chrysididae: Loboscelidiinae) from Vietnam. European Journal of Taxonomy 887 (1): 1-68, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2023.887.2203, URL: http://zoobank.org/788ae14a-0698-4c42-819c-bc2412f76fca
03BAC0576E1D36019763FA25FBA48EE5.taxon	distribution	Distribution Vietnam (Northern Vietnam, Central Vietnam, Southern Vietnam) (Fig. 28).	en	Hisasue, Yu, Pham, Thai-Hong, Mita, Toshiharu (2023): Taxonomic revision of the genus Loboscelidia Westwood, 1874 (Hymenoptera: Chrysididae: Loboscelidiinae) from Vietnam. European Journal of Taxonomy 887 (1): 1-68, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2023.887.2203, URL: http://zoobank.org/788ae14a-0698-4c42-819c-bc2412f76fca
03BAC0576E1B3601971FFE08FC0B8B5C.taxon	materials_examined	Holotype ♂; Laos: Vientiane Prov., Ban Van Eue (BPBM).	en	Hisasue, Yu, Pham, Thai-Hong, Mita, Toshiharu (2023): Taxonomic revision of the genus Loboscelidia Westwood, 1874 (Hymenoptera: Chrysididae: Loboscelidiinae) from Vietnam. European Journal of Taxonomy 887 (1): 1-68, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2023.887.2203, URL: http://zoobank.org/788ae14a-0698-4c42-819c-bc2412f76fca
03BAC0576E1B3601971FFE08FC0B8B5C.taxon	discussion	Remarks Loboscelidia laotiana has a triangular frontal projection, longer scape that is more than 3.0 times as long as it is wide, and a shorter F 1 and F 2 that are less than twice as long as they are wide, which it has in common with L. asiana and L. vang sp. nov. However, L. laotiana can be distinguished by the following characteristics: scale-like setae absent on the lower gena (present in L. asiana); an F 11 that is less than 3.0 times as long as it is wide (3.5 times as long as in L. vang sp. nov.); scrobal sulcus present (absent in the other two species); a hindtibial flange that is twice as wide as the tubular part (0.55 times as wide as the tubular part in L. vang sp. nov.); a curved M vein (L. vang sp. nov. straight); and an Rs that is 3.0 times or more as long as R (nearly twice as long as R in L. vang sp. nov.).	en	Hisasue, Yu, Pham, Thai-Hong, Mita, Toshiharu (2023): Taxonomic revision of the genus Loboscelidia Westwood, 1874 (Hymenoptera: Chrysididae: Loboscelidiinae) from Vietnam. European Journal of Taxonomy 887 (1): 1-68, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2023.887.2203, URL: http://zoobank.org/788ae14a-0698-4c42-819c-bc2412f76fca
03BAC0576E1B3601971FFE08FC0B8B5C.taxon	distribution	Distribution Indonesia; Laos; Vietnam (Southern Vietnam) (Kimsey 2012).	en	Hisasue, Yu, Pham, Thai-Hong, Mita, Toshiharu (2023): Taxonomic revision of the genus Loboscelidia Westwood, 1874 (Hymenoptera: Chrysididae: Loboscelidiinae) from Vietnam. European Journal of Taxonomy 887 (1): 1-68, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2023.887.2203, URL: http://zoobank.org/788ae14a-0698-4c42-819c-bc2412f76fca
03BAC0576E1B36039735FBE3FC498835.taxon	description	urn: lsid: zoobank. org: act: 6 A 304 EBB-F 336 - 4 F 03 - 99 F 8 - 5 CB 598 F 9 DF 78 Figs 2 D, 17, 25 L	en	Hisasue, Yu, Pham, Thai-Hong, Mita, Toshiharu (2023): Taxonomic revision of the genus Loboscelidia Westwood, 1874 (Hymenoptera: Chrysididae: Loboscelidiinae) from Vietnam. European Journal of Taxonomy 887 (1): 1-68, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2023.887.2203, URL: http://zoobank.org/788ae14a-0698-4c42-819c-bc2412f76fca
03BAC0576E1B36039735FBE3FC498835.taxon	etymology	Etymology Named after the Latin ‘ mediata ’, meaning ‘ oblique’, referring to the unusual and deviant morphological characteristics of the genus Loboscelidia.	en	Hisasue, Yu, Pham, Thai-Hong, Mita, Toshiharu (2023): Taxonomic revision of the genus Loboscelidia Westwood, 1874 (Hymenoptera: Chrysididae: Loboscelidiinae) from Vietnam. European Journal of Taxonomy 887 (1): 1-68, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2023.887.2203, URL: http://zoobank.org/788ae14a-0698-4c42-819c-bc2412f76fca
03BAC0576E1B36039735FBE3FC498835.taxon	materials_examined	Type material Holotype VIETNAM • ♂; Kon Tum Province, Chu Mom Ray NP, Bar Goc Station; 14.434 ° N, 107.720 ° E; 31 Apr. – 4 May 2014; H. T. Pham; MT; VNMN.	en	Hisasue, Yu, Pham, Thai-Hong, Mita, Toshiharu (2023): Taxonomic revision of the genus Loboscelidia Westwood, 1874 (Hymenoptera: Chrysididae: Loboscelidiinae) from Vietnam. European Journal of Taxonomy 887 (1): 1-68, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2023.887.2203, URL: http://zoobank.org/788ae14a-0698-4c42-819c-bc2412f76fca
03BAC0576E1B36039735FBE3FC498835.taxon	description	Description Male (Fig. 17 A) MEASUREMENTS. Body length 2.6 mm; forewing length 2.6 mm. HEAD. Head (Fig. 17 B – D) 1.7 times as long as high, 1.2 times as long as wide; inner ocular length 0.68 times as long as head width; frontal projection rectangular in frontal view (Fig. 17 B); apical margion of frontal projection depressed (Fig. 17 C); frons polished, with longitudinal striae (Fig. 17 C); frons without ridge along inner orbit of eye (Fig. 17 C); spraclypeal area with transverse carinae (Fig. 17 B); temple 3.2 times as long as MOD (Fig. 17 C); POL 1.7 times as long as MOD; OOL 2.4 times as long as MOD; LOL 0.57 times as long as MOD; behind ocelli with transverse depression (Fig. 17 C); cervical expansion strongly convex in lateral view (Fig. 17 D); basal part of cervical expansion strongly constricted in dorsal view (Fig. 17 C); scape 4.4 times as long as wide; scape without longitudinal grooves; scape without transparent flange; F 1 2.2 times as long as wide; F 2 2.3 times as long as wide; F 11 2.3 times as long as wide; relative length of F 1 – F 11: 1.7: 1.4: 1.2: 1.2: 1.0: 1.0: 1.0: 1.0: 1.0: 1.0: 2.3. MESOSOMA. Pronotum 0.95 times as long as posterior width of pronotum (Fig. 17 E); posterior width of pronotum 1.4 times as wide as anterior width and 0. 80 times as wide as head width; dorsolateral surface of pronotum rounded (Fig. 17 A); notauli of scutum straight, reaching posterior margin (Fig. 17 F); scutellum polished (Fig. 17 F); apico-lateral area of scutellum with longitudinal grooves (Fig. 17 F); metanotum with two ridges; scrobal sulcus absent (Fig. 17 A); metanotum 0.42 times as long as scutellum (Fig. 17 F); propodeal angle weakly developed; propodeum without transverse carina above foramen. WINGS. Forewing (Fig. 17 G) with M curved; cu-a absent; A absent; R 1 0.29 times as long as R; Rs 2.3 times as long as R. LEGS. Tibiae smooth, without flanges; flange on forefemur 0.18 times longer, 0.60 times wider than tubular part of forefemur; flange on midfemur 0.16 times longer, 0.33 times wider than tubular part of midfemur; hindcoxa 2.3 times as long as hind trochanter; hindcoxa dorso-laterally carinate; basal part of hindfemur simple; hindfemur basally not stout, as wide as distal part; ventral margin of hindfemur swollen; outer surface of hindfemur smooth; flange on hindfemur 0.20 times longer, 0.60 times wider than tubular part of hindfemur; tarsal claw of hindtibia with one tooth and not extending half of tarsal claw (Fig. 25 L). PILOSITY. Scape with sparse suberect cuneate and forked setae (Fig. 17 B); pedicel with sparse suberect cuneate setae; gena and frontal projection with separate ribbon-like setae; dorsal rurface of pronotum with sparse suberect and erect forked setae (Fig. 17 E); dorso-frontal margin of pronotum with short ribbon-like setae; lateral surface of pronotum with sparse suberect and erect forked setae; propleuron with sparse suberect and erect forked setae; scutum with sparse suberect and erect forked setae (Fig. 17 F); mesopleuron with sparse suberect and erect forked setae; tegula with sparse suberect and erect forked setae; scutellum with dense suberect forked setae; forecoxa with sparse decumbent simple and cuneate setae; foretrochanter with sparse suberect simple setae; midcoxa with sparse decumbent cuneate setae; midtrochanter with sparse suberect simple setae; hindcoxa with sparse decumbent cuneate setae; hindtrochanter with sparse decumbent cuneate setae. COLORATION. Body reddish brown; antenna reddish brown; legs reddish brown; flanges yellowish brown; ribbon-like setae whitish yellow. Female Unknown.	en	Hisasue, Yu, Pham, Thai-Hong, Mita, Toshiharu (2023): Taxonomic revision of the genus Loboscelidia Westwood, 1874 (Hymenoptera: Chrysididae: Loboscelidiinae) from Vietnam. European Journal of Taxonomy 887 (1): 1-68, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2023.887.2203, URL: http://zoobank.org/788ae14a-0698-4c42-819c-bc2412f76fca
03BAC0576E1B36039735FBE3FC498835.taxon	distribution	Distribution Vietnam (Central Vietnam) (Fig. 28).	en	Hisasue, Yu, Pham, Thai-Hong, Mita, Toshiharu (2023): Taxonomic revision of the genus Loboscelidia Westwood, 1874 (Hymenoptera: Chrysididae: Loboscelidiinae) from Vietnam. European Journal of Taxonomy 887 (1): 1-68, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2023.887.2203, URL: http://zoobank.org/788ae14a-0698-4c42-819c-bc2412f76fca
03BAC0576E1B36039735FBE3FC498835.taxon	discussion	Remarks This species can be easily distinguished from other species by the shorter ribbon-like setae and forked setae, similar to another genus Rhadinoscelidia. We assigned this new species to Loboscelidia because it has the developed wing venation; however, other characteristics (e. g., long scape with dense erect or suberect setae; cervical expansion with shorter ribbon-like setae; pronotum with forked erect setae; and tibiae without flanges) are rather similar to those of Rhadinoscelida.	en	Hisasue, Yu, Pham, Thai-Hong, Mita, Toshiharu (2023): Taxonomic revision of the genus Loboscelidia Westwood, 1874 (Hymenoptera: Chrysididae: Loboscelidiinae) from Vietnam. European Journal of Taxonomy 887 (1): 1-68, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2023.887.2203, URL: http://zoobank.org/788ae14a-0698-4c42-819c-bc2412f76fca
03BAC0576E16360E973FFEDDFB708C88.taxon	description	urn: lsid: zoobank. org: act: D 512 C 463 - 0 D 4 E- 4 D 9 F- 98 A 2 - 3 EC 86 F 9 D 3141 Figs 2 B, 18, 25 M	en	Hisasue, Yu, Pham, Thai-Hong, Mita, Toshiharu (2023): Taxonomic revision of the genus Loboscelidia Westwood, 1874 (Hymenoptera: Chrysididae: Loboscelidiinae) from Vietnam. European Journal of Taxonomy 887 (1): 1-68, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2023.887.2203, URL: http://zoobank.org/788ae14a-0698-4c42-819c-bc2412f76fca
03BAC0576E16360E973FFEDDFB708C88.taxon	etymology	Etymology Named after the Latin ‘ parallela ’, meaning ‘ parallel’, referring to the parallel cervical expansion.	en	Hisasue, Yu, Pham, Thai-Hong, Mita, Toshiharu (2023): Taxonomic revision of the genus Loboscelidia Westwood, 1874 (Hymenoptera: Chrysididae: Loboscelidiinae) from Vietnam. European Journal of Taxonomy 887 (1): 1-68, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2023.887.2203, URL: http://zoobank.org/788ae14a-0698-4c42-819c-bc2412f76fca
03BAC0576E16360E973FFEDDFB708C88.taxon	materials_examined	Type material Holotype VIETNAM • ♂; Bac Giang Province, Tay Yen Tu NR; 21 ° 10 ′ 52.33 ″ N, 106 ° 43 ′ 24.3 ″ E; 9 Jul. 2014; T. Mita leg.; VNMN. Paratype VIETNAM • 1 ♂; same collection data as for holotype; VNMN.	en	Hisasue, Yu, Pham, Thai-Hong, Mita, Toshiharu (2023): Taxonomic revision of the genus Loboscelidia Westwood, 1874 (Hymenoptera: Chrysididae: Loboscelidiinae) from Vietnam. European Journal of Taxonomy 887 (1): 1-68, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2023.887.2203, URL: http://zoobank.org/788ae14a-0698-4c42-819c-bc2412f76fca
03BAC0576E16360E973FFEDDFB708C88.taxon	description	Description Male (Fig. 18 A) MEASUREMENTS. Body length 3.2 mm; forewing length 3.2 mm. HEAD. Head (Fig. 18 B – D) 1.9 times as long as high, 1.3 times as long as wide; inner ocular length 0.61 times as long as head width; frontal projection rectangular in frontal view (Fig. 18 B); apical margion of frontal projection depressed (Fig. 18 C); frons granulate, with microstriae (Fig. 18 C); frons with low ridge extending from vertex along inner orbit of eye (Fig. 18 C); spraclypeal area with transverse carinae (Fig. 18 B); temple as long as MOD (Fig. 18 C); POL 1.2 times as long as MOD; OOL 1.7 times as long as MOD; LOL 0.2 times as long as MOD; behind ocelli without transverse depression (Fig. 18 C); cervical expansion flattened in lateral view (Fig. 18 D); basal part of cervical expansion parallel in dorsal view (Fig. 18 C); scape 3.1 times as long as wide; scape with longitudinal grooves; scape with transparent flange; F 1 2.0 times as long as wide; F 2 1.8 times as long as wide; F 11 3.3 times as long as wide; relative length of F 1 – F 11: 1.2: 1.0: 1.1: 1.0: 1.0: 0.9: 1.1: 1.1: 1.1: 1.0: 1.5. MESOSOMA. Pronotum 0.78 times as long as posterior width of pronotum (Fig. 18 E); posterior width of pronotum 1.4 times as wide as anterior width and 1.1 times as wide as head width; dorsolateral surface of pronotum carinate (Fig. 18 A); notauli of scutum slightly curved, reaching posterior margin (Fig. 18 F); scutellum polished, with lateral carina (Fig. 18 F); apico-lateral area of scutellum with longitudinal grooves (Fig. 18 F); metanotum with two ridges (Fig. 18 F); scrobal sulcus present, weakly depressed (Fig. 18 A); metanotum 0.51 times as long as scutellum (Fig. 18 F); propodeal angle weakly developed; upper area of propodeum without transverse carina; propodeum without transverse carina above foramen. WINGS. Forewing (Fig. 18 G) with M curved; cu-a 0.50 times as long as R; A extending half of Cu + M; R 1 0.83 times as long as R; Rs 3.2 times as long as R. LEGS. Tibiae carinate; flange on forefemur 0.49 times longer, 0.85 times wider than tubular part of forefemur; flange on foretibia 0.35 times longer, 0.50 times wider than tubular part of foretibia; flange on midfemur 0.53 times longer, 0.85 times wider than tubular part of midfemur; flange on midtibia 0.59 times longer, 0.29 times wider than tubular part of midtibia; hindcoxa dorso-laterally carinate; basal part of hindfemur producing; hindfemur basally stout, apparently wider than distal part; ventral margin of hindfemur flat; flange on hindfemur 0.61 times longer, 0.80 times wider than tubular part of hindfemur; outer surface of hindtibia smooth; flange on hindtibia 0.68 times longer, 1.2 times wider than tubular part of hindtibia. PILOSITY. Lower gena with sparse decumbent cuneate setae (Fig. 18 D); scape with sparse decumbent and suberect simple setae; forecoxa with sparse decumbent cuneate setae; foretibia with sparse decumbent and suberect simple and cuneate setae; midcoxa with sparse decumbent cuneate setae; midfemur and midtibia with sparse decumbent and suberect simple and cuneate setae; hindcoxa with sparse decumbent cuneate setae; hindfemur and hindtibia with sparse decumbent and suberect simple and cuneate setae. COLORATION. Body reddish brown; antenna reddish brown; legs yellowish brown; ribbon-like setae whitish yellow. Female Unknown.	en	Hisasue, Yu, Pham, Thai-Hong, Mita, Toshiharu (2023): Taxonomic revision of the genus Loboscelidia Westwood, 1874 (Hymenoptera: Chrysididae: Loboscelidiinae) from Vietnam. European Journal of Taxonomy 887 (1): 1-68, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2023.887.2203, URL: http://zoobank.org/788ae14a-0698-4c42-819c-bc2412f76fca
03BAC0576E16360E973FFEDDFB708C88.taxon	distribution	Distribution Vietnam (Northern Vietnam) (Fig. 28).	en	Hisasue, Yu, Pham, Thai-Hong, Mita, Toshiharu (2023): Taxonomic revision of the genus Loboscelidia Westwood, 1874 (Hymenoptera: Chrysididae: Loboscelidiinae) from Vietnam. European Journal of Taxonomy 887 (1): 1-68, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2023.887.2203, URL: http://zoobank.org/788ae14a-0698-4c42-819c-bc2412f76fca
03BAC0576E16360E973FFEDDFB708C88.taxon	discussion	Remarks Loboscelidia parallela sp. nov. resembles L. cuneata sp. nov. and L. halimunensis; however, it can be distinguished by the following characteristics: femora with simple setae (with cuneate setae in L. cuneata sp. nov.); flange of forefemur 0.85 times as wide as the tubular part (0.25 times as wide as the tubular part in L. cuneata sp. nov.); flange of foretibia 0.50 times as wide as the tubular part (1.5 times as wide as the tubular part in L. cuneata sp. nov.); and curved M vein (straight in L. halimunensis).	en	Hisasue, Yu, Pham, Thai-Hong, Mita, Toshiharu (2023): Taxonomic revision of the genus Loboscelidia Westwood, 1874 (Hymenoptera: Chrysididae: Loboscelidiinae) from Vietnam. European Journal of Taxonomy 887 (1): 1-68, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2023.887.2203, URL: http://zoobank.org/788ae14a-0698-4c42-819c-bc2412f76fca
03BAC0576E14360E9709FBD4FD8589B7.taxon	description	Fig. 19	en	Hisasue, Yu, Pham, Thai-Hong, Mita, Toshiharu (2023): Taxonomic revision of the genus Loboscelidia Westwood, 1874 (Hymenoptera: Chrysididae: Loboscelidiinae) from Vietnam. European Journal of Taxonomy 887 (1): 1-68, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2023.887.2203, URL: http://zoobank.org/788ae14a-0698-4c42-819c-bc2412f76fca
03BAC0576E14360E9709FBD4FD8589B7.taxon	materials_examined	Holotype ♂; Vietnam: Tuyen Quang Province, Na Hang Nature Reserve (CNC).	en	Hisasue, Yu, Pham, Thai-Hong, Mita, Toshiharu (2023): Taxonomic revision of the genus Loboscelidia Westwood, 1874 (Hymenoptera: Chrysididae: Loboscelidiinae) from Vietnam. European Journal of Taxonomy 887 (1): 1-68, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2023.887.2203, URL: http://zoobank.org/788ae14a-0698-4c42-819c-bc2412f76fca
03BAC0576E14360E9709FBD4FD8589B7.taxon	discussion	Remarks Loboscelidia pecki resembles L. cinnamonea and L. vietnamensis sp. nov. However, L. pecki can be distinguished by the following characteristics: scape 3.0 times or less as long as wide (3.9 times as long as wide in L. cinnamonea); scrobal sulcus present (absent in L. cinnamonea); and Rs at least 3.0 times as long as the R (twice as long as R in L. cinnamonea) (Kimsey 2012). L. pecki shares with L. vietnamensis sp. nov. the combination of the following characteristics: rectangular frontal projection; scape less than 3.0 times as long as wide; and Rs 3.2 times as long as R. However, L. pecki can be distinguished by the following characteristics: F 11 4.0 times as long as wide (nealy 3.0 times as long as wide in L. vietnamensis sp. nov.); pronotum 0.9 times as long as posterior width (0.80 times as long as posterior width in L. vietnamensis sp. nov.); hindcoxa without lateral carina (with the lateral carina in L. vietnamensis sp. nov.); hindtibial flange 1.3 times as long as the tubular part (twice as long as the tubular part in L. vietnamensis sp. nov.); and lacking cu-a (present in L. vietnamensis sp. nov.).	en	Hisasue, Yu, Pham, Thai-Hong, Mita, Toshiharu (2023): Taxonomic revision of the genus Loboscelidia Westwood, 1874 (Hymenoptera: Chrysididae: Loboscelidiinae) from Vietnam. European Journal of Taxonomy 887 (1): 1-68, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2023.887.2203, URL: http://zoobank.org/788ae14a-0698-4c42-819c-bc2412f76fca
03BAC0576E14360E9709FBD4FD8589B7.taxon	distribution	Distribution Vietnam (Northern Vietnam).	en	Hisasue, Yu, Pham, Thai-Hong, Mita, Toshiharu (2023): Taxonomic revision of the genus Loboscelidia Westwood, 1874 (Hymenoptera: Chrysididae: Loboscelidiinae) from Vietnam. European Journal of Taxonomy 887 (1): 1-68, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2023.887.2203, URL: http://zoobank.org/788ae14a-0698-4c42-819c-bc2412f76fca
03BAC0576E14360A9700F8DEFD268CB5.taxon	description	urn: lsid: zoobank. org: act: BFF 0 E 445 - 90 C 3 - 4 CFB-B 3 FE- 5 C 6 E 866795 DC	en	Hisasue, Yu, Pham, Thai-Hong, Mita, Toshiharu (2023): Taxonomic revision of the genus Loboscelidia Westwood, 1874 (Hymenoptera: Chrysididae: Loboscelidiinae) from Vietnam. European Journal of Taxonomy 887 (1): 1-68, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2023.887.2203, URL: http://zoobank.org/788ae14a-0698-4c42-819c-bc2412f76fca
03BAC0576E14360A9700F8DEFD268CB5.taxon	materials_examined	Figs 20, 25 N	en	Hisasue, Yu, Pham, Thai-Hong, Mita, Toshiharu (2023): Taxonomic revision of the genus Loboscelidia Westwood, 1874 (Hymenoptera: Chrysididae: Loboscelidiinae) from Vietnam. European Journal of Taxonomy 887 (1): 1-68, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2023.887.2203, URL: http://zoobank.org/788ae14a-0698-4c42-819c-bc2412f76fca
03BAC0576E14360A9700F8DEFD268CB5.taxon	etymology	Etymology Named after the Latin ‘ piri ’, meaning ‘ pear’, and ‘ formis’, meaning ‘ shape’, referring to the head shape.	en	Hisasue, Yu, Pham, Thai-Hong, Mita, Toshiharu (2023): Taxonomic revision of the genus Loboscelidia Westwood, 1874 (Hymenoptera: Chrysididae: Loboscelidiinae) from Vietnam. European Journal of Taxonomy 887 (1): 1-68, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2023.887.2203, URL: http://zoobank.org/788ae14a-0698-4c42-819c-bc2412f76fca
03BAC0576E14360A9700F8DEFD268CB5.taxon	materials_examined	Type material Holotype VIETNAM • ♀; Thua Thien Hue Province, Bach Ma NP, 19 km point; 16.198 ° N, 107.860 ° E; 3 – 6 Aug. 2016; T. Mita and Y. Komeda leg.; YPT; VNMN.	en	Hisasue, Yu, Pham, Thai-Hong, Mita, Toshiharu (2023): Taxonomic revision of the genus Loboscelidia Westwood, 1874 (Hymenoptera: Chrysididae: Loboscelidiinae) from Vietnam. European Journal of Taxonomy 887 (1): 1-68, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2023.887.2203, URL: http://zoobank.org/788ae14a-0698-4c42-819c-bc2412f76fca
03BAC0576E14360A9700F8DEFD268CB5.taxon	description	Description Female (Fig. 20 A) MEASUREMENTS. Body length 4.2 mm; forewing length 3.6 mm. HEAD. Head (Fig. 20 B – D) 1.9 times as long as high, 1.4 times as long as wide; inner ocular length 0.66 times as long as head width; frontal projection rectangular in frontal view (Fig. 20 B); apical margion of frontal projection depressed (Fig. 20 B); frons rugose, with low ridge extending from vertex along inner orbit of eye (Fig. 20 C); frons with distinct carinae towards posterior ocelli (Fig. 20 C); spraclypeal area with transverse carinae (Fig. 20 B); temple 2.8 times as long as MOD (Fig. 20 C); POL 1.1 times as long as MOD; OOL 2.0 times as long as MOD; LOL 0.43 times as long as MOD; behind ocelli without transverse depression (Fig. 20 C); cervical expansion flattened in lateral view (Fig. 20 D); basal part of cervical expansion constricted strongly in dorsal view (Fig. 20 C); scape 3.0 times as long as wide; scape with longitudinal grooves; scape with transparent flange, as long as tubular part of scape, 0.36 times as wide as tubular part of scape; F 1 1.2 times as long as wide; F 2 as long as wide; F 11 as long as wide; relative length of F 1 – F 11: 2.3: 1.5: 1.1: 1.1: 1.1: 1.1: 1.0: 1.0: 1.0: 1.0: 1.8. MESOSOMA. Pronotum 0.80 times as long as posterior width of pronotum (Fig. 20 E); posterior width of pronotum 1.7 times as wide as anterior width and 1.2 times as wide as head width; dorsolateral surface of pronotum carinate (Fig. 20 A); notauli of scutum slightly curved, reaching posterior margin (Fig. 20 F); scutellum polished and punctured (Fig. 20 F); apico-lateral area of scutellum without longitudinal grooves (Fig. 20 F); scrobal sulcus absent (Fig. 20 A); metanotum with four ridges, 0.44 times as long as scutellum; (Fig. 20 F); propodeal angle weakly developed; propodeum without transverse carina above foramen. WINGS. Forewing (Fig. 20 G) with M curved; cu-a 0.20 times as long as R; A extending half of Cu + M; R 1 0.50 times as long as R; Rs 2.8 times as long as R. LEGS. Posterior portion of tibiae longitudinally carinate; flange on forefemur 0.47 times longer, 1.2 times wider than tubular part of forefemur; flange on foretibia 0.55 times longer, 0.57 times wider than tubular part of foretibia; flange on midfemur 0.51 times longer, 0.89 times wider than tubular part of midfemur; flange on midtibia 0.55 times longer, 1.2 times wider than tubular part of midtibia; hind coxa 1.5 times as long as hind trochanter; hindcoxa dorso-laterally carinate; basal part of hindfemur strongly producing; hindfemur basally stout, apparently wider than distal part; ventral margin of hindfemur flat; outer surface of hindfemur smooth; flange on hindfemur 0.55 times longer, 0.75 tubular part of hindfemur; flange on hindtibia 0.82 times longer, 1.4 times wider than tubular part of hindtibia; hind tarsal claw without median tooth (Fig. 25 N). PILOSITY. Frons with sparse decumbent cuneate setae (Fig. 20 C); spraclypeal area with sparse decumbent and simple and cuneate setae (Fig. 20 B); eye with sparse erect simple setae (Fig. 20 B); lower gena with sparse decumbent and simple and cuneate setae cervical expansion with sparse decumbent cuneate setae (Fig. 20 D); hypostoma with sparse decumbent cuneate setae; scape with sparse suberect and erect simple setae; pedicel with sparse suberect and erect simple setae; F 1 with sparse suberect and erect simple setae; dorsal part of pronotum with sparse suberect and erect cuneate setae; lateral surface of pronotum with sparse suberect and erect cuneate setae (Fig. 20 A); scutum with sparse decumbent and suberect cuneate setae (Fig. 20 F); mesopleuron with sparse decumbent cuneate setae (Fig. 20 A); tegula with sparse suberect and erect cuneate setae (Fig. 20 F); scutellum with sparse decumbent and suberect cuneate setae (Fig. 20 F); lateral surface of propodeum with sparse decumbent cuneate setae (Fig. 20 A); forecoxa and foretrochanter with sparse decumbent and simple and cuneate setae; foretibia with dense suberect simple setae; midcoxa and midtrochanter with sparse decumbent simple and cuneate setae; midfemur with sparse decumbent and suberect simple and cuneate setae; midtibia with dense suberect simple setae; hindcoxa and hindtrochanter with sparse decumbent simple and cuneate setae; hindfemur with sparse decumbent and suberect simple and cuneate setae; hindtibia with dense suberect simple setae; lateral margin of T 4 with sparse decumbent simple and cuneate setae. COLORATION. Body reddish brown; antenna reddish brown; legs reddish brown; flanges yellowish brown; ribbon-like setae whitish yellow. Male Unknown.	en	Hisasue, Yu, Pham, Thai-Hong, Mita, Toshiharu (2023): Taxonomic revision of the genus Loboscelidia Westwood, 1874 (Hymenoptera: Chrysididae: Loboscelidiinae) from Vietnam. European Journal of Taxonomy 887 (1): 1-68, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2023.887.2203, URL: http://zoobank.org/788ae14a-0698-4c42-819c-bc2412f76fca
03BAC0576E14360A9700F8DEFD268CB5.taxon	distribution	Distribution Vietnam (Central Vietnam) (Fig. 29).	en	Hisasue, Yu, Pham, Thai-Hong, Mita, Toshiharu (2023): Taxonomic revision of the genus Loboscelidia Westwood, 1874 (Hymenoptera: Chrysididae: Loboscelidiinae) from Vietnam. European Journal of Taxonomy 887 (1): 1-68, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2023.887.2203, URL: http://zoobank.org/788ae14a-0698-4c42-819c-bc2412f76fca
03BAC0576E14360A9700F8DEFD268CB5.taxon	discussion	Remarks This new species can easily distinguished from other species by the pear-shaped head in the dorsal view (diamond- or kite-shaped in other species).	en	Hisasue, Yu, Pham, Thai-Hong, Mita, Toshiharu (2023): Taxonomic revision of the genus Loboscelidia Westwood, 1874 (Hymenoptera: Chrysididae: Loboscelidiinae) from Vietnam. European Journal of Taxonomy 887 (1): 1-68, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2023.887.2203, URL: http://zoobank.org/788ae14a-0698-4c42-819c-bc2412f76fca
03BAC0576E10360A9754FBD8FDE9882E.taxon	description	Fig. 21	en	Hisasue, Yu, Pham, Thai-Hong, Mita, Toshiharu (2023): Taxonomic revision of the genus Loboscelidia Westwood, 1874 (Hymenoptera: Chrysididae: Loboscelidiinae) from Vietnam. European Journal of Taxonomy 887 (1): 1-68, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2023.887.2203, URL: http://zoobank.org/788ae14a-0698-4c42-819c-bc2412f76fca
03BAC0576E10360A9754FBD8FDE9882E.taxon	materials_examined	Loboscelidia reducta Maa & Yoshimoto, 1961: 537. Holotype ♂; Viet Nam: Dai Lanh, n Nha Trang (BPBM). Material examined Paratype VIETNAM • 1 ♂; Dai Lanh, N of Nha Trang; 30 Nov. – 5 Dec. 1960; C. M. Yoshimoto leg.; USNM. Non-type THAILAND • 1 ♂; Bangkok, Khao Yai NP, Moist Semi Evergreen Forest; alt. 780 m; 18 – 24 Apr. 1990; B. V. Brown leg.; MT; CNC.	en	Hisasue, Yu, Pham, Thai-Hong, Mita, Toshiharu (2023): Taxonomic revision of the genus Loboscelidia Westwood, 1874 (Hymenoptera: Chrysididae: Loboscelidiinae) from Vietnam. European Journal of Taxonomy 887 (1): 1-68, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2023.887.2203, URL: http://zoobank.org/788ae14a-0698-4c42-819c-bc2412f76fca
03BAC0576E10360A9754FBD8FDE9882E.taxon	discussion	Remarks Loboscelidia reducta resembles L. incompleta Kimsey, 2012, L. bakeri, L. fulgens and L. ganxingensis in having the following characteristics: rectangular frontal projection, complete notauli; absent or reduced cu-a vein; and absent M vein. It also shares with L. mediata sp. nov. the following characteristics: frons polished and tibial flanges absent. However, L. reducta can be distinguished by the following characteristics: frons polished (microstriate in L. bakeri); behind ocelli with transverse depression (without transverse depression in L. bakeri); and tibial flanges absent (present in other species) (Kimsey 2012).	en	Hisasue, Yu, Pham, Thai-Hong, Mita, Toshiharu (2023): Taxonomic revision of the genus Loboscelidia Westwood, 1874 (Hymenoptera: Chrysididae: Loboscelidiinae) from Vietnam. European Journal of Taxonomy 887 (1): 1-68, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2023.887.2203, URL: http://zoobank.org/788ae14a-0698-4c42-819c-bc2412f76fca
03BAC0576E10360A9754FBD8FDE9882E.taxon	distribution	Distribution Thailand; Vietnam (Central Vietnam).	en	Hisasue, Yu, Pham, Thai-Hong, Mita, Toshiharu (2023): Taxonomic revision of the genus Loboscelidia Westwood, 1874 (Hymenoptera: Chrysididae: Loboscelidiinae) from Vietnam. European Journal of Taxonomy 887 (1): 1-68, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2023.887.2203, URL: http://zoobank.org/788ae14a-0698-4c42-819c-bc2412f76fca
03BAC0576E0E36169700FEDDFE6A8AE2.taxon	description	urn: lsid: zoobank. org: act: 748 BCA 32 - 71 CC- 4 F 1 E-B 37 E- 65254 E 040 FBE Figs 22, 25 O, 29 – 30	en	Hisasue, Yu, Pham, Thai-Hong, Mita, Toshiharu (2023): Taxonomic revision of the genus Loboscelidia Westwood, 1874 (Hymenoptera: Chrysididae: Loboscelidiinae) from Vietnam. European Journal of Taxonomy 887 (1): 1-68, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2023.887.2203, URL: http://zoobank.org/788ae14a-0698-4c42-819c-bc2412f76fca
03BAC0576E0E36169700FEDDFE6A8AE2.taxon	etymology	Etymology Named after the Latin ‘ squamosa ’, meaning ‘ a scale’, referring to the scale-like setae on the body.	en	Hisasue, Yu, Pham, Thai-Hong, Mita, Toshiharu (2023): Taxonomic revision of the genus Loboscelidia Westwood, 1874 (Hymenoptera: Chrysididae: Loboscelidiinae) from Vietnam. European Journal of Taxonomy 887 (1): 1-68, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2023.887.2203, URL: http://zoobank.org/788ae14a-0698-4c42-819c-bc2412f76fca
03BAC0576E0E36169700FEDDFE6A8AE2.taxon	materials_examined	Type material Holotype VIETNAM • ♀; Thua Thien Hue Province, Bach Ma NP, 19 km point; 16.198 ° N, 107.860 ° E; 3 – 6 Jul. 2016; T. Mita and Y. Komeda leg.; YPT; VNMN. Paratypes VIETNAM • 1 ♀; Ninh Binh Province, Cuc Phuong Natonal Park; 27 Aug. 2019; Y. Hisasue leg.; VNMN • 1 ♀; same locality as for preceding; 21 Aug. 2019; Y. Hisasue et al. leg.; FIT; VNMN.	en	Hisasue, Yu, Pham, Thai-Hong, Mita, Toshiharu (2023): Taxonomic revision of the genus Loboscelidia Westwood, 1874 (Hymenoptera: Chrysididae: Loboscelidiinae) from Vietnam. European Journal of Taxonomy 887 (1): 1-68, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2023.887.2203, URL: http://zoobank.org/788ae14a-0698-4c42-819c-bc2412f76fca
03BAC0576E0E36169700FEDDFE6A8AE2.taxon	description	Description Female (Fig. 22 A) MEASUREMENTS. Body length 4.7 mm; forewing length 4.2 mm. HEAD. Head (Fig. 22 B – D) 1.7 times as long as high, 1.1 times as long as wide; inner ocular length 0.67 times as long as head width; frontal projection rectangular in frontal view (Fig. 22 C); frons rugose, with transverse grooves (Fig. 22 C); frons with low ridge extending from vertex along inner orbit of eye (Fig. 22 C); spraclypeal area with transverse carinae (Fig. 22 B); temple 0.67 times as long as MOD (Fig. 22 C); POL 1.6 times as long as MOD; OOL 2.8 times as long as MOD; LOL 0.60 times as long as MOD; behind ocelli with transverse depression (Fig. 22 C); cervical expansion convex in lateral view (Fig. 22 D), with longitudinal grooves; basal part of cervical expansion constricted weakly in dorsal view (Fig. 22 C); scape 3.2 times as long as wide; scape with longitudinal grooves; scape with transparent flange, 0.29 times as long as tubular part of scape, 0.67 times as wide as tubular part of scape; F 1 1.4 times as long as wide; F 2 1.1 times as long as wide; F 11 1.1 times as long as wide; relative length of F 1 – F 11: 2.0: 1.5: 1.3: 1.2: 1.1: 1.0: 1.0: 1.0: 0.8: 0.8: 1.1. MESOSOMA. Pronotum 0.70 times as long as posterior width of pronotum (Fig. 22 F); posterior width of pronotum 1.6 times as wide as anterior width and 1.1 times as wide as head width; dorsolateral surface of pronotum carinate (Fig. 22 A); notauli of scutum slightly curved, reaching posterior margin (Fig. 22 G); scutellum polished and punctured and rugose (Fig. 22 G); apico-lateral area of scutellum punctured, without longitudinal carina (Fig. 22 G); metanotum punctured, without ridge (Fig. 22 G); scrobal sulcus present, weakly depressed (Fig. 22 A); metanotum 0.39 times as long as scutellum (Fig. 22 G); propodeal angle strongly developed; propodeum without transverse carina above foramen. WINGS. Forewing (Fig. 22 E) with M curved; cu-a 1.3 times as long as R; A extending Cu + M; R 1 0.90 times as long as R; Rs 3.3 times as long as R. LEGS. Femora and tibiae longitudinally carinate (Fig. 22 A); tibiae without transparent flanges but transformed flattened toward ventral margin; flange on forefemur 0.61 times longer, as wide as tubular part of forefemur; flange on midfemur 0.67 times longer, 1.7 times wider than tubular part of midfemur; hind coxa 1.8 times as long as hind trochanter; hind coxa dorso-laterally carinate; basal part of hindfemur producing, strongly producing, simple; hindfemur basally stout, apparently wider than distal part; ventral margin of hindfemur flat; outer surface of hindfemur smooth; flange on hindfemur 0.49 times longer, 0.92 times wider than tubular part of hindfemur; hind tarsal claw with one median tooth, not reaching to tarsal claw (Fig. 25 O). PILOSITY. Frons with dense decumbent scale-like setae (Fig. 22 B); spraclypeal area with dense decumbent scale-like setae (Fig. 22 B); eye with dense decumbent scale-like setae (Fig. 22 B); temple with dense decumbent cuneate and scale-like setae (Fig. 22 D); lower gena with dense decumbent scale-like setae (Fig. 22 D); cervical expansion with dense decumbent scale-like setae (Fig. 22 C); hypostoma with dense decumbent cuneate and scale-like setae; scape with dense decumbent cuneate setae; pedicel with dense decumbent cuneate setae; F 1 with dense decumbent cuneate setae (Fig. 22 A – B); dorsal surface of pronotum with dense decumbent cuneate setae (Fig. 22 F); lateral surface of pronotum with dense decumbent cuneate setae (Fig. 22 A); propleuron with dense decumbent cuneate setae (Fig. 22 A); scutum with dense decumbent cuneate setae (Fig. 22 F); mesopleuron with dense decumbent cuneate setae (Fig. 22 A); tegula with dense decumbent cuneate setae (Fig. 22 G); scutellum with dense decumbent cuneate setae (Fig. 22 G); lateral surface of propodeum with dense decumbent cuneate setae (Fig. 22 A); legs with dense decumbent scale-like setae (Fig. 22 A); lateral margin of T 4 with sparse decumbent cuneate and scale-like setae. COLORATION. Body reddish brown; antenna reddish brown; legs reddish brown; flanges yellowish brown; ribbon-like setae whitish yellow. Male Unknown.	en	Hisasue, Yu, Pham, Thai-Hong, Mita, Toshiharu (2023): Taxonomic revision of the genus Loboscelidia Westwood, 1874 (Hymenoptera: Chrysididae: Loboscelidiinae) from Vietnam. European Journal of Taxonomy 887 (1): 1-68, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2023.887.2203, URL: http://zoobank.org/788ae14a-0698-4c42-819c-bc2412f76fca
03BAC0576E0E36169700FEDDFE6A8AE2.taxon	distribution	Distribution Vietnam (Northern Vietnam, Central Vietnam) (Fig. 29).	en	Hisasue, Yu, Pham, Thai-Hong, Mita, Toshiharu (2023): Taxonomic revision of the genus Loboscelidia Westwood, 1874 (Hymenoptera: Chrysididae: Loboscelidiinae) from Vietnam. European Journal of Taxonomy 887 (1): 1-68, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2023.887.2203, URL: http://zoobank.org/788ae14a-0698-4c42-819c-bc2412f76fca
03BAC0576E0E36169700FEDDFE6A8AE2.taxon	biology_ecology	Host Oxyartes sp. (Lonchodidae: Necrosciinae) based on the foraging behavior of a female.	en	Hisasue, Yu, Pham, Thai-Hong, Mita, Toshiharu (2023): Taxonomic revision of the genus Loboscelidia Westwood, 1874 (Hymenoptera: Chrysididae: Loboscelidiinae) from Vietnam. European Journal of Taxonomy 887 (1): 1-68, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2023.887.2203, URL: http://zoobank.org/788ae14a-0698-4c42-819c-bc2412f76fca
03BAC0576E0E36169700FEDDFE6A8AE2.taxon	discussion	Remarks This new species can be easily distinguished from any other species by the dense scale-like setae on the body. A paratype female (Cuc Phuong, 21 August 2019) was collected by FIT at night (9 p. m.). The female attacks the eggs of Oxyartes sp. and buries them in the soil. Details of the foraging behavior are provided in the discussion.	en	Hisasue, Yu, Pham, Thai-Hong, Mita, Toshiharu (2023): Taxonomic revision of the genus Loboscelidia Westwood, 1874 (Hymenoptera: Chrysididae: Loboscelidiinae) from Vietnam. European Journal of Taxonomy 887 (1): 1-68, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2023.887.2203, URL: http://zoobank.org/788ae14a-0698-4c42-819c-bc2412f76fca
03BAC0576E0C36119727FA0DFCD68DC7.taxon	description	urn: lsid: zoobank. org: act: 7 FEE 8 B 5 C- 8 DED- 4602 - 9418 - E 60 F 91693 BC 3 Figs 23, 25 P	en	Hisasue, Yu, Pham, Thai-Hong, Mita, Toshiharu (2023): Taxonomic revision of the genus Loboscelidia Westwood, 1874 (Hymenoptera: Chrysididae: Loboscelidiinae) from Vietnam. European Journal of Taxonomy 887 (1): 1-68, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2023.887.2203, URL: http://zoobank.org/788ae14a-0698-4c42-819c-bc2412f76fca
03BAC0576E0C36119727FA0DFCD68DC7.taxon	etymology	Etymology The specific name is derived from the Vietnamese word ‘ vàng’ meaning ‘ yellow’, referring to the yellowish body color.	en	Hisasue, Yu, Pham, Thai-Hong, Mita, Toshiharu (2023): Taxonomic revision of the genus Loboscelidia Westwood, 1874 (Hymenoptera: Chrysididae: Loboscelidiinae) from Vietnam. European Journal of Taxonomy 887 (1): 1-68, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2023.887.2203, URL: http://zoobank.org/788ae14a-0698-4c42-819c-bc2412f76fca
03BAC0576E0C36119727FA0DFCD68DC7.taxon	materials_examined	Type material Holotype VIETNAM • ♂; Bac Giang Province, Tay Yen Tu NR; 21 ° 10 ′ 52.33 ″ N, 106 ° 43 ′ 24.3 ″ E; 8 Jul. 2014; K. Tsujii leg.; VNMN. Paratype VIETNAM • 1 ♂; same collection data as for holotype but 9 Jul. 2014; T. Mita leg.; VNMN.	en	Hisasue, Yu, Pham, Thai-Hong, Mita, Toshiharu (2023): Taxonomic revision of the genus Loboscelidia Westwood, 1874 (Hymenoptera: Chrysididae: Loboscelidiinae) from Vietnam. European Journal of Taxonomy 887 (1): 1-68, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2023.887.2203, URL: http://zoobank.org/788ae14a-0698-4c42-819c-bc2412f76fca
03BAC0576E0C36119727FA0DFCD68DC7.taxon	description	Description Male (Fig. 23 A) MEASUREMENTS. Body length 3.1 mm; forewing length 3.2 mm. HEAD. Head (Fig. 23 B – D) 1.8 times as long as high, as long as wide; inner ocular length 0.61 times as long as head width; frontal projection triangular in frontal view (Fig. 23 B); apical margion of frontal projection depressed (Fig. 23 C); frons polished and unpunctured; frons with low ridge extending from vertex along inner orbit of eye (Fig. 23 C); frons with distinct carinae towards median ocellus (Fig. 23 C); frons with indistinct frontal line (Fig. 23 C); spraclypeal area with transverse carinae (Fig. 23 B); temple 1.6 times as long as MOD (Fig. 23 C); POL 1.4 times as long as MOD; OOL 0.96 times as long as MOD; LOL 0.40 times as long as MOD; behind ocelli with transverse depression (Fig. 23 C); cervical expansion strongly convex in lateral view (Fig. 23 D); basal part of cervical expansion strongly constricted in dorsal view (Fig. 23 C); scape 3.8 times as long as wide; scape with longitudinal grooves; scape with transparent flange; F 1 1.8 times as long as wide; F 2 1.7 times as long as wide; F 11 3.5 times as long as wide; relative length of F 1 – F 11: 1.0: 1.2: 1.1: 1.1: 1.1: 1.1: 1.1: 1.2: 1.2: 1.2: 1.7. MESOSOMA. Pronotum 0.81 times as long as posterior width of pronotum (Fig. 23 F); posterior width of pronotum 1.5 times as wide as anterior width and as wide as head width; dorsolateral surface of pronotu carinate (Fig. 23 A); notauli of scutum parallel, reaching posterior margin (Fig. 23 G); scutellum polished and punctured (Fig. 23 G); apico-lateral area of scutellum without longitudinal grooves (Fig. 23 G); metanotum with medial ridge (Fig. 23 G); scrobal sulcus present, strongly depressed (Fig. 23 A); metanotum 0.52 times as long as scutellum (Fig. 23 G); propodeal angle weakly developed; propodeum without transverse carina above foramen. WINGS. Forewing (Fig. 23 E) with M straight; cu-a absent; A extending Cu + M; R 1 0.44 times as long as R; Rs 1.9 times as long as R. LEGS. Tibiae carinate; flange on forefemur 0.53 times longer, 0.85 times wider than tubular part of forefemur; flange on foretibia 0.40 times longer, 0.43 times wider than tubular part of foretibia; flange on midfemur 0.49 times longer, as wide as tubular part of midfemur; flange on midtibia 0.72 times longer, 0.25 times wider than tubular part of midtibia; hindcoxa 2.2 times as long as hind trochanter; hindcoxa dorso-laterally carinate; basal part of hindfemur strongly producing; hindfemur basally stout, apparently wider than distal part; ventral margin of hindfemur flat; outer surface of hindfemur smooth; flange on hindfemur 0.43 times longer, 0.83 times wider than tubular part of hindfemur; flange on hindtibia 0.57 times longer, 0.55 times wider than tubular part of hindtibia; hind tarsal claw with one median tooth, reaching tarsal claw (Fig. 25). PILOSITY. Lower gena with sparse suberect simple setae (Fig. 23 D); cervical expansion without setae (Fig. 23 C); scape with sparse suberect simple setae; pedicel with sparse suberect simple setae; lateral surface of pronotum with sparse suberect simple setae (Fig. 23 A); forecoxa and foretrochanter with sparse suberect simple setae; foretrochanter with sparse suberect simple setae; midcoxa and midtrochanter with sparse suberect simple setae; midfemur and midtibia with sparse decumbent and suberect simple and cuneate setae; hindcoxa with sparse decumbent simple setae; hindtrochanter with sparse suberect simple setae; hindfemur and hindtibia with sparse decumbent and suberect simple and cuneate setae. COLORATION. Body yellowish brown; antenna yellowish brown; legs yellowish brown; flanges yellowish brown; ribbon-like setae whitish yellow. Female Unknown.	en	Hisasue, Yu, Pham, Thai-Hong, Mita, Toshiharu (2023): Taxonomic revision of the genus Loboscelidia Westwood, 1874 (Hymenoptera: Chrysididae: Loboscelidiinae) from Vietnam. European Journal of Taxonomy 887 (1): 1-68, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2023.887.2203, URL: http://zoobank.org/788ae14a-0698-4c42-819c-bc2412f76fca
03BAC0576E0C36119727FA0DFCD68DC7.taxon	distribution	Distribution Vietnam (Northern Vietnam) (Fig. 29).	en	Hisasue, Yu, Pham, Thai-Hong, Mita, Toshiharu (2023): Taxonomic revision of the genus Loboscelidia Westwood, 1874 (Hymenoptera: Chrysididae: Loboscelidiinae) from Vietnam. European Journal of Taxonomy 887 (1): 1-68, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2023.887.2203, URL: http://zoobank.org/788ae14a-0698-4c42-819c-bc2412f76fca
03BAC0576E0C36119727FA0DFCD68DC7.taxon	discussion	Remarks Loboscelidia vang sp. nov. resembles L. collaris Fouts, 1922 in having the following characteristics: yellowish brown body color; basal part of cervical expansion strongly constricted in dorsal view; and carinated dorso-lateral surface of pronotum. However, it can be distinguished by the following characteristics: rectangular frontal projection (triangular in L. collaris); scape more than 3.5 times as long as wide (less than 3.0 times as long as wide in L. collaris); F 1 and F 2 less than twice as long as wide (more than twice as long as wide in L. collaris); temple longer than MOD (shorter than MOD in L. collaris); and straight M vein (curved in L. collaris).	en	Hisasue, Yu, Pham, Thai-Hong, Mita, Toshiharu (2023): Taxonomic revision of the genus Loboscelidia Westwood, 1874 (Hymenoptera: Chrysididae: Loboscelidiinae) from Vietnam. European Journal of Taxonomy 887 (1): 1-68, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2023.887.2203, URL: http://zoobank.org/788ae14a-0698-4c42-819c-bc2412f76fca
03BAC0576E0B361F9716FD6EFD3B8849.taxon	description	urn: lsid: zoobank. org: act: B 71 E 7738 - E 5 FB- 4 D 91 - 9643 - EF 4752 F 3472 A Figs 2 A, 24, 25 Q	en	Hisasue, Yu, Pham, Thai-Hong, Mita, Toshiharu (2023): Taxonomic revision of the genus Loboscelidia Westwood, 1874 (Hymenoptera: Chrysididae: Loboscelidiinae) from Vietnam. European Journal of Taxonomy 887 (1): 1-68, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2023.887.2203, URL: http://zoobank.org/788ae14a-0698-4c42-819c-bc2412f76fca
03BAC0576E0B361F9716FD6EFD3B8849.taxon	etymology	Etymology The specific named after the type country, ‘ Vietnam’.	en	Hisasue, Yu, Pham, Thai-Hong, Mita, Toshiharu (2023): Taxonomic revision of the genus Loboscelidia Westwood, 1874 (Hymenoptera: Chrysididae: Loboscelidiinae) from Vietnam. European Journal of Taxonomy 887 (1): 1-68, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2023.887.2203, URL: http://zoobank.org/788ae14a-0698-4c42-819c-bc2412f76fca
03BAC0576E0B361F9716FD6EFD3B8849.taxon	materials_examined	Type material Holotype VIETNAM • ♂; Thua Thien Hue Province, Bach Ma NP, 19 km point; 16.198 ° N, 107.860 ° E; 3 – 6 Aug. 2016; T. Mita and Y. Komeda leg.; YPT; VNMN. Paratype VIETNAM • 1 ♂; Ninh Binh Province, Cuc Phuong NP; Y. Komeda leg.; VNMN.	en	Hisasue, Yu, Pham, Thai-Hong, Mita, Toshiharu (2023): Taxonomic revision of the genus Loboscelidia Westwood, 1874 (Hymenoptera: Chrysididae: Loboscelidiinae) from Vietnam. European Journal of Taxonomy 887 (1): 1-68, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2023.887.2203, URL: http://zoobank.org/788ae14a-0698-4c42-819c-bc2412f76fca
03BAC0576E0B361F9716FD6EFD3B8849.taxon	description	Description Male (Fig. 24 A) MEASUREMENTS. Body length 3.05 mm; forewing length 2.8 mm. HEAD. Head (Fig. 24 B – D) 1.8 times as long as high; 1.2 – 1.3 times as long as wide; inner ocular length 0.59 times as long as head width; frontal projection rectangular in frontal view (Fig. 24 B); apical margin of frontal projection depressed; lower part of frontal projection longer than upper part (Fig. 24 D); frons granulate, finely microstriate (Fig. 24 C); frons with low ridge extending from median ocellus along inner orbit of eye (Fig. 24 C); spraclypeal area with transverse carinae (Fig. 24 B); temple 0.24 – 0.30 times as long as MOD (Fig. 24 C); POL 1.2 – 1.3 times as long as MOD; OOL 1.3 – 1.7 times as long as MOD; LOL 0.33 – 0.38 times as long as MOD; behind ocelli without transverse depression (Fig. 24 C); cervical expansion convex in lateral view (Fig. 24 D); basal part of cervical expansion constricted weakly in dorsal view (Fig. 24 C); scape polished, 2.5 times as long as wide; scape without longitudinal grooves (Fig. 24 B); F 1 1.8 – 2.0 times as long as wide; F 2 2.0 times as long as wide; F 11 3.2 – 3.3 times as long as wide; relative length of F 1 – F 11: 1.0: 1.0: 1.0: 1.1: 1.1: 1.1: 1.1: 1.1: 1.1: 1.0: 1.6. MESOSOMA. Pronotum 0.76 times as long as posterior width of pronotum (Fig. 24 E); posterior width of pronotum 1.4 – 1.6 times as wide as anterior width and 1.1 – 1.2 times as wide as head width; dorsolateral surface of pronotum carinate (Fig. 24 A); notauli of scutum parallel, not reaching posterior margin (Fig. 24 F); scutellum polished, with lateral carina (Fig. 24 F); scrobal sulcus present, strongly depressed; metanotum with medial low ridge; metanotum 0.42 – 0.50 times as long as scutellum (Fig. 24 F); propodeal angle weakly developed; propodeum without transverse carina above foramen. WINGS. Forewing (Fig. 24 G) with M curved; cu-a 0.33 – 0.60 times as long as R; A extending half of Cu + M; R 1 0.83 – 0.90 times as long as R; Rs 3.0 – 3.2 times as long as R. LEGS. Tibiae carinate; flange on forefemur 0.56 – 0.60 times longer, as wide as tubular part of forefemur; flange on foretibia 0.55 – 0.72 times longer, 0.63 – 1.0 times wider than tubular part of foretibia; flange on midfemur 0.78 – 0.84 times longer, 1.1 times wider than tubular part of midfemur; flange on midtibia 0.70 – 0.88 times longer, 0.75 – 0.86 times wider than tubular part of midtibia; hindcoxa dorso-laterally carinate; basal part of hindfemur producing, strongly producing, simple; hindfemur basally stout; ventral margin of hindfemur flat; outer surface of hindfemur smooth; flange on hindfemur 0.78 – 0.94 times longer, 0.79 – 0.89 times wider than tubular part of hindfemur; outer surface of hindtibia smooth; flange on hindtibia 0.74 – 0.80 times longer, 1.5 – 2.0 times wider than tubular part of hindtibia. PILOSITY. Temple with sparse decumbent simple setae (Fig. 24 D); cervical expansion with sparse decumbent and suberect simple setae; scape with sparse decumbent and suberect simple setae; pedicel with sparse suberect simple setae; dorsal part of pronotum with sparse decumbent and suberect simple setae (Fig. 24 A, F); lateral part of propodeum with sparse decumbent and suberect simple setae; forefemur with sparse decumbent and suberect simple setae; hindcoxa with sparse decumbent cuneate setae. COLORATION. Body reddish brown; antenna reddish brown; legs reddish brown; flanges yellowish brown; ribbon-like setae whitish yellow. Female Unknown.	en	Hisasue, Yu, Pham, Thai-Hong, Mita, Toshiharu (2023): Taxonomic revision of the genus Loboscelidia Westwood, 1874 (Hymenoptera: Chrysididae: Loboscelidiinae) from Vietnam. European Journal of Taxonomy 887 (1): 1-68, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2023.887.2203, URL: http://zoobank.org/788ae14a-0698-4c42-819c-bc2412f76fca
03BAC0576E0B361F9716FD6EFD3B8849.taxon	distribution	Distribution Vietnam (Northern Vietnam, Central Vietnam) (Fig. 29).	en	Hisasue, Yu, Pham, Thai-Hong, Mita, Toshiharu (2023): Taxonomic revision of the genus Loboscelidia Westwood, 1874 (Hymenoptera: Chrysididae: Loboscelidiinae) from Vietnam. European Journal of Taxonomy 887 (1): 1-68, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2023.887.2203, URL: http://zoobank.org/788ae14a-0698-4c42-819c-bc2412f76fca
03BAC0576E0B361F9716FD6EFD3B8849.taxon	discussion	Remarks This species closely resembles L. bachmaensis sp. nov.; however, it can be distinguished by the following combined characteristics: frontal projection longer than above in lateral view (equal to shorter than above in L. bachmaensis sp. nov.); shorter temple, about 0.20 times as long as MOD (0.80 times as long as MOD in L. bachmaensis sp. nov.); pronotum as long as head width (much wider than head in L. bachmaensis sp. nov.); tooth of hindtarsal claw less than 0.2 times as long as hindtarsal claw (longer than 0.4 times as long as hindtarsal claw).	en	Hisasue, Yu, Pham, Thai-Hong, Mita, Toshiharu (2023): Taxonomic revision of the genus Loboscelidia Westwood, 1874 (Hymenoptera: Chrysididae: Loboscelidiinae) from Vietnam. European Journal of Taxonomy 887 (1): 1-68, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2023.887.2203, URL: http://zoobank.org/788ae14a-0698-4c42-819c-bc2412f76fca
