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The species of the braconid genus Indabracon van Achterberg, 1992 (Hymenoptera: Braconidae, Braconinae) from China are revised and 6 species are recognized, including 4 new species (Indabracon albogilvus sp. nov., I. discolor sp. nov., I. nigricans sp. nov. and I. semicircularis sp. nov.), which are described and illustrated. A key to the Chinese species of the genus Indabracon is provided.

Two aberrant species of Opiinae are described and illustrated from Vietnam, of which one is included into a new genus (Canalopius gen. n.; type species: C. periscopus sp. n.). The other species, Xynobius chrysops sp. n. belongs to an aberrant group of species near X. maculipennis (Enderlein, 1912).

Four new species of the genus Rhogadopsis Brèthes, 1913 (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Opiinae) are reported from Shaanxi province (NW China). The new species (R. aciculifera sp. n., R. cracentata sp. n., R. longivena sp. n., and R. moniliata sp. n.) and two newly recorded species for Shaanxi and Ningxia provinces (R. mediocarinata (Fischer, 1963) and R. pratellae (Weng & Chen, 2005), respectively) are keyed and fully illustrated. Rhogadopsis mediocarinata (Fischer, 1963) is a new combination.

Sathon Mason, 1981 is reported for the first time from China through providing a diagnosis, description, and images of Sathon falcatus (Nees, 1834). The mitochondrial genome of S. falcatus was sequenced, annotated and analysed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The genus Sierola Cameron, 1881 (Hymenoptera, Bethylidae) from China is revised for the first time and three new species, i.e., S. brevicaputa sp. nov., S. limatulifascia sp. nov., and S. leleji sp. nov. are described. A key to the Oriental species is provided. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

A new species of Schlettererius Ashmead, 1900, S. chundanae sp. n., is described and illustrated from China. The other East Palaearctic species, S. determinatorius Madl, 1991, is redescribed and illustrated, the first host record is given and it is newly reported from China. A key to the species of the genus Schlettererius is included. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In a paper about a new species of Apanteles (Microgastrinae)(Liu & Chen, 2023), we regret the omission of one author Jun-hua Chen in the second place of the author list who did great job in construction of the ZJUH collection for this study and the mistake in institution order and corresponding author. We provide the correct information below.Zhen Liu1, 2, Jun-hua He1, Xue-xin Chen11 Institute of Insect Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China. 2 Zoology Key Laboratory of Hunan Higher Education, College of Life and Environmental Sciences, Hunan University of Arts and Science, Changde 415000, China.