A new species of herb gall wasp (Cynipidae, Aulacideini, Aulacidea) from Turkey

Abstract

A new species of cynipid herb gall wasp, Aulacidea turcica Azmaz & Katılmış sp. n., (Hymenoptera: Cynipidae: Aulacideini) is described from Turkey. Based on morphological characters, A. turcica belongs to the genus Aulacidea. Both sexual females and males of this species are known and the females induce galls on the stem of Digitalis ferruginea. This is the first record of host use in the genus Digitalis and possibly the family Plantaginaceae by a species of Aulacidea. Five species belonging to Aulacideini were previously known from Turkey. SEM images and data on the diagnosis, distribution, and biology of the new species are provided.

Investigation of the Antioxidant Activity and Phenolic Compounds of Andricus quercustozae Gall and Host Plant (Quercus infectoria)

“…The oak is known as one of the medicinal plants, which has been traditionally used in oriental folks [1,2]. The gall wasps or cynipids (Cynipidae), which are known as the gall inducers, is a large group with roughly 1400 species worldwide [3], and 151 cynipid species are also known from Turkey [4][5][6]. All cynipid species induce their galls on their host plant species, which are mostly the oaks (Fagaceae), Rosaceae, Lamiaceae, Asteraceae and Papaveraceae.…”

Andricus pseudocecconii sp. nova (Hymenoptera: Cynipidae: Cynipini) from Iran

“…This is particularly true for the oak gall wasps, with many new species described (Melika & Stone, 2001;Melika et al, 2004;Azizkhani et al, 2006;Tavakoli et al, 2008;Sadeghi et al, 2009;Melika et al, 2011;Pujade-Villar et al, 2015). In addition, many new species have been described from Turkey, the neighboring geography of Iran (Azmaz & Katilmis, 2017, 2020a, 2020b, 2021a, 2021bDemirel et al, 2022;Mutun et al, 2014Mutun et al, , 2020. Here we describe a new species, Andricus pseudocecconii Melika, Tavakoli & Stone, sp.…”

Three new species of herb gall wasps (Hymenoptera: Cynipidae) from Turkey

“…We followed Ronquist & Nordlander (1989) and Ronquist (1995) for structural terminology, Melika (2006) for measurement definitions, and Harris (1979) for surface sculpture descriptions. The cynipids were identified using the keys of Melika (2006) and Azmaz & Katılmış (2020) for Aulacidea Ashmead, 1897. Some specimens were dissected for Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) images, with dissected adult parts mounted onto a stub with copper tape for SEM preparation.…”