Description of a new species of the genus Atanycolus Foerster (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) parasitizing Lamprodila nobilissima bellula (Lewis) (Coleoptera: Buprestidae) in China Author Cao, Liang-Ming Key Laboratory of Forest Protection, State Forestry and Grassland Administration, Ecology and Nature Conservation Institute, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Beijing 100091, China & Northern Research Station, FS, USDA, 2601 Coolidge Rd, Ste 203, East Lansing, MI 48823 USA Author Xie, Ji-Yu Key Laboratory of Forest Protection, State Forestry and Grassland Administration, Ecology and Nature Conservation Institute, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Beijing 100091, China Author Wang, Xin-Geng Beneficial Insects Introduction Research Unit, ARS, USDA, Newark, DE 19713, USA Author Wang, Xiao-Yi Key Laboratory of Forest Protection, State Forestry and Grassland Administration, Ecology and Nature Conservation Institute, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Beijing 100091, China Author Poland, Therese M. Northern Research Station, FS, USDA, 2601 Coolidge Rd, Ste 203, East Lansing, MI 48823 USA Author Petrice, Toby R. Northern Research Station, FS, USDA, 2601 Coolidge Rd, Ste 203, East Lansing, MI 48823 USA Author Yang, Zhong-Qi Key Laboratory of Forest Protection, State Forestry and Grassland Administration, Ecology and Nature Conservation Institute, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Beijing 100091, China text Zootaxa 2024 2024-05-10 5448 2 248 260 http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5360.3.8 journal article 10.11646/zootaxa.5448.2.5 1175-5326 11231570 DA9F0C4A-99C7-4428-B76B-C08FF820D40A Key to Oriental and Palaearctic species similar to A. yangi sp. nov. in the genus Atanycolus 1 Female mesosoma totally black, male mesosoma black....................................................... 2 - Female mesosoma totally yellow to orange, male mesosoma most ( Fig. 22 ) or totally black (see Ahmed et al. 2022 : Fig. 1b ) 6 2 Head red, only ocelli black (see Telenga 1936 : key, redescription).......................... A. fulviceps (Kriechbaumer) - Head totally black, or yellow to red with frons or ocellar large field black......................................... 3 3 Head black, except for eye orbits yellowish red........................................... A. denigrator (Linnaeus) - Head yellow to red, sometimes with stemmaticum and frons black widely or narrowly.............................. 4 4 Metasoma usually totally yellow, sometimes first metasomal tergite brown (see Li et al. 2020 : Fig. 8e ).................................................................................................... A. initiator (Fabricius) - Metasoma with first tergite black (see Li et al. 2020 : Figs 12j , 18j ); Triangular medio-basal area and antero-lateral areas of second tergite brown, other tergites yellow................................................................. 5 5 Head with stemmaticum and frons black, black area not extending backwards; temples weakly expanded behind eyes (see Li et al. 2020 : key)..................................................................... A. setosus Li, He & Chen - Head dorsally with a moderately large black and reverse guttiform spot around stemmaticum; temples strongly expanded behind eyes (see Li et al. 2020 : key)....................................................... A. lindemani Tobias 6 Female body length 13 mm , epipleuron of first metasomal tergite and sternum yellow, second metasomal tergite totally orange (see Ahmed et al. 2022 : Figs 2g , 2h )......................................... A. tangmargensis Ahmed, I. & Kazmi - Female body length 7.5–10 mm , epipleuron of first metasomal tergite and sternum white, second metasomal tergite with marginal parts and sternum white, triangular medio-basal area and antero-lateral areas of second tergite black ( Figs 17 , 24 ).......................................................................... A. yangi Cao, Xie et Wang , sp. nov.