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Vol. 56, 2017
(update: 2017.11.29; 12.19)
Description of Five
New Species of Inquiline Oak Gall Wasps of the Genus Synergus Hartig (Hymenoptera,
Cynipidae: Synergini) with Partially Smooth Mesopleurae From Mexico
Irene Lobato-Vila1,* and Juli Pujade-Villar1
doi:10.6620/ZS.2017.56-36
1Universitat de
Barcelona, Facultat de Biologia, Departament de Biologia Evolutiva,
Ecologia i Cičncies Ambientals, Avda. Diagonal 645, 08028-Barcelona,
Spain. E-mail: jpujade@ub.edu
(Received 5 September 2017; Accepted 14 November 2017;
Published 19 December 2017; Communicated by Chiun-Cheng Ko)
Irene
Lobato-Vila and Juli Pujade-Villar (2017) Here we describe five
new species of Synergus
Hartig with partially smooth mesopleurae that were obtained from oak
cynipid galls on different species of Quercus
L. in Mexico: Synergus cibriani
sp. nov., Synergus gilletti sp. nov., Synergus longimalaris sp. nov., Synergus longiscapus sp. nov. and Synergus striatifrons sp. nov. To date, this
trait has been observed in at least 18 American species, 16 recorded in
North America (United States of America) and only 2 in Central America
(Panama): Synergus elegans Nieves-Aldrey and Medianero
and Synergus laticephalus Nieves-Aldrey and
Medianero. The type material and additional material of Synergus punctatus Gillette from the United
States have been examined and compared with S. gilletti sp. nov. The type
material and additional material of S.
elegans from Panama and Synergus
citriformis (Ashmead)
from the United States have also been examined and compared. This study
records Synergus elegans in Mexico for the first
time and classifies it as a syn. nov. of S. citriformis. Descriptions and
diagnoses for the new species and a key to their identification and
differentiation from their closest related species are given. Their
distribution and host associations are also commented on.
Key Words: Hymenoptera, Cynipidae, Synergus, New species, Mexico.
Correspondence: E-mail: ilobato@ub.edu; jpujade@ub.edu
Citation: Lobato-Vila I, Pujade-Villar J. 2017. Description of five new species of inquiline oak gall wasps of the genus Synergus Hartig (Hymenoptera, Cynipidae: Synergini) with partially smooth mesopleurae from Mexico. Zool Stud 56:36. doi:10.6620/ZS.2017.56-36.
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