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A new genus of oak gallwasps, Kinseyella Pujade-Villar & Melika, with a description of a new species from Mexico (Hymenoptera: Cynipidae: Cynipini)

Universitat de Barcelona, Facultat de Biologia, Departament de Biologia Animal, Avda. Diagonal 645, 08028-Barcelona (Spain)
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Facultad de Estudios Superiores Iztacala, Laboratorio de Ecología y Taxonomía de Árboles y Arbustos. Av. de los Barrios 1, Los Reyes Iztacala. Tlalnepantla de Baz, Estado de México
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Facultad de Estudios Superiores Iztacala, Laboratorio de Ecología y Taxonomía de Árboles y Arbustos. Av. de los Barrios 1, Los Reyes Iztacala. Tlalnepantla de Baz, Estado de México
Instituto de Fitosanidad, Colegio de Postgraduados, 56230 Montecillo, Texcoco, Estado de México (México)
Instituto de Fitosanidad, Colegio de Postgraduados, 56230 Montecillo, Texcoco, Estado de México (México)
Pest Diagnostic Laboratory, Plant Protection & Soil Conservation Directorate of County Vas, Ambrozy setany 2, Tanakajd, 9762 Hungary
Hymenoptera Cynipidae gallwasp Kinseyella quercusobtusata K. lapiei taxonomy distribution biology

Abstract

A new genus of a cynipid oak gallwasp, Kinseyella (Hymenoptera: Cynipidae: Cynipini) is described from Mexico. Diagnostic characters and generic limits of the new genus are discussed in details. A new species, Kinseyella quercusobtusata is described, which induces galls on leaves of Quercus obtusata, an endemic Mexican oak. One earlier known species from Mexico was transferred to the newly established genus, Kinseyella lapiei (Kieffer), comb. nova. Diagnostic characters for separation of two species are also given.

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