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Issue: Vol. 2360 No. 1: 16 Feb. 2010
Type: Articles
Published: 2010-02-16
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.2360.1.3
Page range: 47–62
Abstract views: 32
PDF downloaded: 3

The genus Amphibolips Reinhard (Hymenoptera: Cynipidae: Cynipini) in the Neotropics, with description of three new species from Panama

Programa Centroamericano de Maestría en Entomología, Vicerrectoría de Investigación y Postgrado, Universidad de Panamá, C. P. 0824
Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales (CSIC), Departamento de Biodiversidad y Biología Evolutiva, C/ José Gutiérrez Abascal 2, ES-28006 Madrid, Spain
Hymenoptera Cynipidae oak gall wasps Quercus Panama

Abstract

Three new species of Amphibolips Reinhard 1865, Amphibolips castroviejoi, A. aliciae, and A. salicifoliae (Hymenoptera: Cynipidae: Cynipini) are described from Panama. The three new species induce galls on Quercus salicifolia Née (Fagaceae, sect. Lobatae, Red Oaks). Diagnostic characters, gall descriptions, distribution, and biological data are given. The generic limits of Amphibolips are re-established with adding new generic morphological characters. The presence of the genus Amphibolips in the Neotropical region is discussed. The new species represent the first record of this genus from Central America.

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