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The\n nodularis<\/jats:italic>\n species group, which accounts for approximately half of the known species, includes parasitoids of various endophytic insects. While host associations with small carpenter bees of the genus\n Ceratina<\/jats:italic>\n (Apidae) have been documented for a few eurytomid species in Europe and North America, no species of\n Aximopsis<\/jats:italic>\n s.l. has ever been recorded from China.\n <\/jats:p>\n \n A new species of\n \n Aximopsis<\/jats:italic>\n <\/jats:italic>\n Ashmead,\n \n Aximopsis qiong<\/jats:italic>\n <\/jats:italic>\n Li, Zhang & Chen sp. nov. (Hymenoptera, Chalcidoidea, Eurytomidae) is described from Hainan, China. The species was reared as a gregarious ectoparasitoid of the small carpenter bee\n \n Ceratina smaragdula<\/jats:italic>\n <\/jats:italic>\n (Fabricius) (Hymenoptera, Apidae). The new species is provisionally placed in\n \n Aximopsis<\/jats:italic>\n sensu lato<\/jats:italic>\n <\/jats:italic>\n and tentatively assigned to the\n \n nodularis<\/jats:italic>\n <\/jats:italic>\n species group based on morphological characters. Diagnostic characters, detailed morphology, biological observations and illustrations of both sexes are provided. Molecular phylogenetic analysis, based on\n \n COI<\/jats:italic>\n <\/jats:italic>\n sequences,failed to recover\n \n Aximopsis<\/jats:italic>\n sensu lato<\/jats:italic>\n <\/jats:italic>\n as monophyletic, supporting previous evidence of its uncertain generic boundaries. This discovery represents the first record of the genus\n \n Aximopsis<\/jats:italic>\n <\/jats:italic>\n from China and only the second confirmed species of the\n \n nodularis<\/jats:italic>\n <\/jats:italic>\n group associated with\n \n Ceratina<\/jats:italic>\n <\/jats:italic>\n hosts. Collectively, our finding expand the known distribution and host range of this parasitoid lineage, while also underscoring the pressing need for a comprehensive taxonomic revision of\n \n Aximopsis<\/jats:italic>\n sensu lato<\/jats:italic>\n <\/jats:italic>\n .\n <\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3897\/bdj.14.e206796","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,9,25]],"date-time":"2026-09-25T05:40:15Z","timestamp":1790314815000},"source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["First record of Aximopsis s.l. 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