A new species of <em>Aprostocetus</em> (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae) gall inducer on <em>Astragalus alpinus</em> from Norway

A. Fjellberg; G. Viggiani

doi:10.4081/jear.2021.9734

A new species of Aprostocetus (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae) gall inducer on Astragalus alpinus from Norway

Journal of Entomological and Acarological Research ◽

10.4081/jear.2021.9734 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 53 (2) ◽

Author(s):

A. Fjellberg ◽

G. Viggiani

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Internal Cavity ◽

Gall Inducer ◽

A New Species

A new species of Aprostocetus (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae), gall inducer on Astragalus alpinus (Fabaceae), is described from Norway. The eulophid causes an irregular round or spindle-shaped gall on stem, which shows a single internal cavity for the gregarious larvae. One generation is developed from spring to spring. The parasitoids Macroneura vesicularis (Retzius) and Eurytoma sp. emerged from the gall.

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New genus and species of Schizomyiina (Diptera, Cecidomyiidae) from Brazil

Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia ◽

10.11606/1807-0205/2021.61.87 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 61 ◽

pp. e20216187

Author(s):

Barbara Proença ◽

Valéria Cid Maia

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Host Plant ◽

New Genus ◽

Gall Midge ◽

New Genus And Species ◽

Mato Grosso ◽

Male And Female ◽

Pupal Exuviae ◽

Gall Inducer ◽

A New Species

A new gall midge genus, Distinctamyia gen. nov., and a new species Distinctamyia matogrossensis sp. nov. (Diptera, Cecidomyiidae) are herein described and illustrated (larvae, pupal exuviae, male and female). The new species induces conical, green, hairy and one chambered galls on leaf and bud of Simarouba amara Aubl. (Simaroubaceae). Gall-inducer specimens, samples of gall and host plant were collected at Parque Nacional da Chapada dos Guimarães, in the state of Mato Grosso (Midwestern Brazil).

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A new species of invasive gall wasp (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae: Tetrastichinae) on blue gum (Eucalyptus globulus) in California

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.2121.1.4 ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 2121 (1) ◽

pp. 35-43 ◽

Cited By ~ 14

Author(s):

JOHN LA SALLE ◽

GEVORK ARAKELIAN ◽

ROSSER W. GARRISON ◽

MICHAEL W. GATES

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Eucalyptus Globulus ◽

Gall Wasp ◽

Gall Inducer ◽

A New Species ◽

Blue Gum

The blue gum gall wasp, Selitrichodes globulus La Salle & Gates, n. sp. (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae: Tetrastichinae), is described as an invasive gall inducer on blue gum, Eucalyptus globulus Labill. (Myrtaceae), in California.

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A new Diplolepis Geoffroy (Hymenoptera, Cynipidae, Diplolepidini) species from China: a rare example of a rose gall-inducer of economic significance

ZooKeys ◽

10.3897/zookeys.904.46547 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 904 ◽

pp. 131-146 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Juli Pujade-Villar ◽

Yiping Wang ◽

Wenli Zhang ◽

Noel Mata-Casanova ◽

Irene Lobato-Vila ◽

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Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Host Plant ◽

Economic Importance ◽

Morphological Data ◽

Integrative Approach ◽

Economic Significance ◽

Palearctic Species ◽

Gall Inducer ◽

A New Species

A new species of the genus Diplolepis Geoffroy, Diplolepis abei Pujade-Villar & Wang sp. nov. is described on host plant Rosa sertata Rolfe × R. rugosa Thunb. from China with an integrative approach based on molecular and morphological data. Diagnosis, distribution and biology of the new species are included and illustrated. This species is the first known rose gall-inducer of economic importance. A review of Eastern Palearctic species of Diplolepis is given and a key to the Chinese fauna is presented.

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