Abstract
A new species of Aprostocetus (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae), Aprostocetus bipolaris sp. nov., is recognized to be fortuitously present on a population of the invasive Eucalyptus (E. grandis × E. urophylla) gall wasp Ophelimus bipolaris Chen & Yao, in Guangxi, China. To classify this species, an integrated approach of morphological characteristics and molecular data was applied. The morphology of the new species is described and illustrated, and an identification key for female and male adults is also presented. Regarding phylogenetic analyses, the position of A. bipolaris sp. nov. within the Aprostocetus group of genera was reaffirmed based on 28S and COI gene sequences. All these lines of evidence indicate that A. bipolaris sp. nov. is a new species.
