identifier	taxonID	type	CVterm	format	language	title	description	additionalInformationURL	UsageTerms	rights	Owner	contributor	creator	bibliographicCitation
876A5043EA67539EBB68E1E40F4DE368.text	876A5043EA67539EBB68E1E40F4DE368.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Conostigmus obsidianus Liu & Wang 2026	<div><p>Conostigmus obsidianus Liu &amp; Wang sp. nov.</p><p>Figs 5, 6, 7</p><p>Diagnosis.</p><p>Body entirely pitch-black, including head, mesosoma, metasoma, antennae, and legs; wings hyaline with dark brown pterostigma; male genitalia large and strongly pigmented; harpe broad basally, tapering to an acute, leaf-like apex, with setae concentrated along lateral margin and longer curved apical setae; aedeagus short, concealed within harpe with only apex exposed.</p><p>Material examined.</p><p>Holotype. China • ♂; Xizang Autonomous Region, Gyirong County, 28.5189°N, 85.2181°E, alt. 3354 m, 23 July 2023; MXZ - 18 (AHNU) . Paratypes. China • 2 ♀♀, same data as holotype, MXZ - 1 / 21 (AHNU) .</p><p>Description.</p><p>Male: Body length: 1.8 mm (N = 1).</p><p>Coloration. (Fig. 5) Body uniformly black; only wings hyaline and translucent. Head entirely shiny black; compound eyes black, smooth and glossy. Antenna entirely black, without contrasting markings. Mesosoma and metasoma uniformly black, abdominal segment junctions without pale color transitions. Legs entirely black. Fore and hind wings hyaline and membranous; veins pale brown to yellowish-brown; pterostigma dark brown.</p><p>Head. (Fig. 5 B, D, E) As wide as the mesosoma. HH: EHf = 2.2; HH: HL = 1.4; HW: IOS = 1.6; HW: HH = 1.0. OOL longer than POL, ocellar triangle with narrow base; OOL: LOL = 2.7. POL: OOL = 0.8. Head oval, covered with short pubescence. Intertorular carina present; facial pit absent; preoccipital furrow present.</p><p>Antennae. (Fig. 5 C, G) Scape distinctly longer than pedicel, stout and rod-shaped, slightly tapering apically. Pedicel teardrop-shaped, shortest antennal. Scape length: pedicel length = 4.5. F 1 longest, F 1 length: F 5 length = 2.7, with marked length gradient. Flagellomeres shortening from F 1 to F 5, then lengthening from F 5 to F 9; F 9 longest apical flagellomere.</p><p>Mesosoma. (Fig. 5 B, D) Mesosoma slender and depressed, 1.5 × as long as wide (length / width / height = 674 / 440 / 394 μm). Mesoscutum 1.9 × as wide as long (length / width = 228 / 440 μm), broad and convex, finely reticulate-punctate, sparsely covered with long, curved, posteriorly directed setae. Transscutal articulation distinct, separating mesonotum from scutello-axillar complex. Notaulus complete, posterior end adjacent to transscutal articulation. Median mesoscutal sulcus present, posterior end adjacent to transscutal articulation. Scutellum 1.2 × as long as wide, delimited by U-shaped carina. Scutoscutellar sulcus present, medially angled and foveolate. Anterior mesopleural area finely reticulate-punctate, separated from posterolateral region by anterior mesopleural sulcus. Antemedian projection of metanoto-propodeo-metapecto-mesopectal complex present.</p><p>Wings. (Fig. 5 F) Fore wing 1.4 mm long, well-developed, narrow-elongate, apex extending past posterior margin of petiole, hyaline with weak dark pigmentation; wing margin with fine short cilia. Pterostigma nearly triangular, length: width = 2.3. Radius (282 μm) weakly curved medially, 1.5 × as long as pterostigma length. Hind wing venation reduced, hyaline.</p><p>Metasoma. (Fig. 5 A, C) Metasoma 1.7 × as long as wide (length / width / height = 824 / 481 / 373 μm). Syntergum smooth, longer than wide, with three distinct gastral carinae. Syntergal translucent patch present, transverse and irregularly cylindrical. Remaining tergites smooth, with sparse lateral setae.</p><p>Male genitalia. (Fig. 6) Genitalia symmetrical, elongate-elliptical, large, strongly sclerotized, dark brown. Harpe broad basally, tapering to an acute, leaf-like apex; each harpe with 4–6 elongate apical setae; harpe simple, medially oriented; inner margin with small tooth-like projections, curved dorsally. Parossiculi not medially fused. Aedeagus short, concealed within harpe, only apex exposed. S 9 broadly trapezoidal, transverse width greater than median length; anterior margin broadly rounded, with small semicircular projections and six setal patches.</p><p>Female: (Fig. 7) Similar to male except as follows: body length 1.7–2.2 mm (male 1.8 mm); antennal pedicel long, slightly longer than flagellomeres F 2 – F 8 (male pedicel small, teardrop-shaped, distinctly shorter than any flagellomere).</p><p>Remarks.</p><p>This species is similar to Conostigmus asperatus Wang &amp; Zhu, 2025, but can be distinguished by its uniformly pitch-black body (vs. head and mesosoma black, metasoma dark brown, scape and pedicel yellow in C. asperatus), head as wide as mesosoma (vs. slightly wider), syntergum longer than wide (vs. wider than long), and male genitalia large, dark brown, strongly sclerotized, with harpe broad basally and tapering to a leaf-like apex (vs. brownish-yellow, weakly sclerotized, harpe simple and apically narrowed).</p><p>Distribution.</p><p>China (Xizang).</p><p>Etymology.</p><p>Consistent with the genus name, the species name is a Latin masculine adjective meaning “ obsidian-like ” referring to the entirely pitch-black body coloration of this species.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/876A5043EA67539EBB68E1E40F4DE368	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Pensoft via Plazi	Liu, Yu-fan;Zhao, Wen-Jing;Yang, Xing;Li, Liu-kang;Huang, Yi-xin;Wang, Xu	Liu, Yu-fan, Zhao, Wen-Jing, Yang, Xing, Li, Liu-kang, Huang, Yi-xin, Wang, Xu (2026): Two new species of Conostigmus Dahlbom, 1858 (Hymenoptera, Megaspilidae) from Xizang Autonomous Region, China. ZooKeys 1287: 321-334, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1287.200178
82A029595CF35F2392255219A32F7E4B.text	82A029595CF35F2392255219A32F7E4B.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Conostigmus vitreus Liu & Wang 2026	<div><p>Conostigmus vitreus Liu &amp; Wang sp. nov.</p><p>Figs 2, 3, 4</p><p>Diagnosis.</p><p>Male genitalia small and highly translucent; harpe shorter than gonostipes, with numerous slender, distally oriented apical setae; parossiculus not medially fused; gonostipes longer than wide, not fused with parossiculi.</p><p>Material examined.</p><p>Holotype. China • ♂, Xizang Autonomous Region, Nyingchi City, Medog County, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=95.47287&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=29.50809" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 95.47287/lat 29.50809)">Damu Township</a>, 29.50809°N, 95.47287°E, alt. 1814 m, 11 May 2017; XZMT - 44 (AHNU) . Paratypes. China • 2 ♂♂ 1 ♀, same data as holotype, XZMT -39/53/54 (AHNU) .</p><p>Description.</p><p>Male: Body length 1.1–1.5 mm (N = 3).</p><p>Coloration. (Fig. 2) Head, mesosoma, and metasoma mostly black. Antennal scape light brown, pedicel dark brown, flagellomeres black. Ocelli and compound eyes silvery. Legs light brown. Pterostigma, costa, and radial vein pale brown. Body with short, pale yellowish-brown pubescence; wing marginal cilia light brown.</p><p>Head. (Fig. 2 B, D, E) Head approximately 1.3 × as wide as mesosoma. HH: EHf = 1.7–1.9; HH: HL = 1.3–1.4; HW: IOS = 1.6–1.7; HW: HH = 1.1–1.5. OOL longer than POL, ocellar triangle with narrow base; OOL: LOL = 2.6–3.5; POL: OOL = 0.5–0.6. Head oval, covered with short pubescence. Intertorular carina present; facial pit present; preoccipital furrow present; preocellar pit present; facial sulcus absent.</p><p>Antennae. (Fig. 2 C) Scape length: pedicel length = 3.7–5.1; pedicel small, nearly teardrop-shaped. Scape length: F 1 length = 1.3–1.7; F 1 length: F 2 length = 1.1–1.2; F 1 length: pedicel length = 2.7–3.1. F 1 longest, followed by F 9. F 7 short; F 4 and F 5 subequal in length.</p><p>Mesosoma. (Fig. 2 B, D) Mesosoma slender, 1.5 × as long as wide (length / width / height = 498 / 324 / 351 μm), densely pubescent with granular surface sculpture. Mesoscutum 1.9 × as wide as long (length / width = 167 / 324 μm). Transscutal articulation distinct, separating mesonotum from scutello-axillar complex. Notaulus complete, posterior end adjacent to transscutal articulation. Median mesoscutal sulcus present, posterior end adjacent to transscutal articulation. Scutellum 1.1 × as long as wide, delimited by U-shaped carina. Sternaulus present; dorsal mesometapleural carina present; anterior mesopleural sulcus present; antemedian projection of metanoto-propodeo-metapecto-mesopectal complex present.</p><p>Wings. (Fig. 2 F) Fore wing 1.1–1.4 mm long, well developed, apex extending past petiole, hyaline with weak dark pigmentation, pterostigma nearly triangular, length: width = 2.4. Radius (250 μm) weakly curved medially, 1.5 × as long as pterostigma length. Hind wing venation reduced, hyaline.</p><p>Metasoma. (Fig. 2 A, G) Metasoma 2.0 × as long as wide (length / width / height = 576 / 288 / 242 μm). Syntergum smooth, longer than wide, with three distinct gastral carinae, approximately 0.4 × as long as syntergum length. Syntergal translucent patch present, transverse and irregularly cylindrical. Remaining tergites smooth, with sparse lateral setae.</p><p>Male genitalia. (Fig. 3) Small (length / width = 125 / 70 μm), highly translucent. Harpe shorter than gonostipes, simple (not bilobed), medially oriented with numerous slender apical setae directed distally. Parossiculi not medially fused. Gonostipes longer than wide, not fused with parossiculi.</p><p>Female: (Fig. 4) Similar to male, except as follows: body length 1.2 mm (male 1.3–1.5 mm); metasoma blackish-brown (male black); scape, pedicel, and F 1 – F 4 orange-yellow (male scape light brown, pedicel dark brown, flagellomeres black); F 5 – F 9 brown (male black); antennal pedicel long, slightly longer than F 1 – F 8 (male pedicel small, teardrop-shaped, distinctly shorter).</p><p>Remarks.</p><p>This species is similar to Conostigmus jilongensis Wang &amp; Zhu, 2025, but can be distinguished by the following characters: male genitalia small and highly translucent (vs. large and sclerotized, brown in C. jilongensis).</p><p>Distribution.</p><p>China (Xizang).</p><p>Etymology.</p><p>Consistent with the genus name, the species name is a Latin masculine adjective meaning “ glassy ” or “ transparent ”, referring to the small, vitreous male genitalia in this species.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/82A029595CF35F2392255219A32F7E4B	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Pensoft via Plazi	Liu, Yu-fan;Zhao, Wen-Jing;Yang, Xing;Li, Liu-kang;Huang, Yi-xin;Wang, Xu	Liu, Yu-fan, Zhao, Wen-Jing, Yang, Xing, Li, Liu-kang, Huang, Yi-xin, Wang, Xu (2026): Two new species of Conostigmus Dahlbom, 1858 (Hymenoptera, Megaspilidae) from Xizang Autonomous Region, China. ZooKeys 1287: 321-334, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1287.200178
