A new genus of oak gallwasp, Cyclocynips Melika, Tang & Sinclair (Hymenoptera: Cynipidae: Cynipini), with descriptions of two new species from Taiwan

George Melika; Chang Ti Tang; Frazer Sinclair; Man Miao Yang; Konrad Lohse; Jack Hearn; James A. Nicholls; Graham N. Stone

doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3630.3.8

A new genus of oak gallwasp, Cyclocynips Melika, Tang & Sinclair (Hymenoptera: Cynipidae: Cynipini), with descriptions of two new species from Taiwan

George Melika^*, Chang Ti Tang, Frazer Sinclair, Man Miao Yang, Konrad Lohse, Jack Hearn, James A. Nicholls, Graham N. Stone

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Abstract

A new genus of cynipid oak gallwasp-Cyclocynips Melika, Tang, & Sinclair (Hymenoptera: Cynipidae: Cynipini), with two new species-C. uberis and C. tumorvirgae-reared from galls on oaks of the Quercus subgenus Cyclobalanopsis is described from Taiwan. Descriptions of asexual generation adults and their diagnostic characters are presented. The likelihood of yet undiscovered sexual generations and the evolution of host-plant associations in these species are discussed.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	534-548
Number of pages	15
Journal	Zootaxa
Volume	3630
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3630.3.8
Publication status	Print publication - 21 Mar 2013
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Cyclocynips
Cynipidae
Cytochrome b
Oak gallwasp

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A new genus of oak gallwasp, Cyclocynips Melika, Tang & Sinclair (Hymenoptera: Cynipidae: Cynipini), with descriptions of two new species from Taiwan

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