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Issue: Vol. 5660 No. 1: 8 Jul. 2025
Type: Article
Published: 2025-07-08
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5660.1.8
Page range: 119-124
Abstract views: 21
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A new species of Andricus Hartig (Hymenoptera: Cynipidae: Cynipini) from South Korea, Andricus koreanus sp. nov.

Laboratory of Systematic Entomology; Department of Smart Agriculture Systems; College of Agriculture and Life Science; Chungnam National University; 34134 Daejeon; South Korea
Department of Smart Agriculture Systems; Chungnam National University; 34134 Daejeon; South Korea
Hymenoptera Eastern Palaearctic morphology oak gall wasp Fagaceae taxonomy

Abstract

A new species of gall wasp in the genus Andricus Hartig, 1840 is described from South Korea. Andricus is the most diverse genus in the tribe Cynipini within the family Cynipidae, and the newly described species is known only from individuals of a sexual generation that induces galls on the leaves of Quercus mongolica. A diagnosis, description, and biology of this new species are provided.

 

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How to Cite

Kang, M. & Jung, S. (2025) A new species of Andricus Hartig (Hymenoptera: Cynipidae: Cynipini) from South Korea, Andricus koreanus sp. nov. Zootaxa, 5660 (1), 119–124. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5660.1.8