A review of the Chinese species of Lymaenon (Hymenoptera: Mymaridae), with description of six new species.

Twenty-two species of Lymaenon Walker (Hymenoptera: Mymaridae) from China are keyed; illustrations, taxonomic and other notes are also provided for some of these taxa. Six species are newly described: L. funiculus Aishan Hu sp. n., L. ledongus Aishan Hu sp. n., L. longitus Aishan Hu sp. n., L. naiquanlini Aishan Hu sp. n., L. radiculus Aishan Hu sp. n., and L. zhui Aishan Hu sp. n., all from the Oriental part of the country. Eleven species are newly recorded from China: L. bashai (Zeya), L. berijamus (Mani Saraswat), L. breviterebratus (Subba Rao), L. delhiensis Narayanan Subba Rao, L. katraps (Triapitsyn), L. kazak (Triapitsyn), L. krasavchik (Triapitsyn), L. longior (Soyka), L. narayani Subba Rao Kaur, L. sundus (Zeya Anwar), and L. tamilanus (Mani Saraswat).