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Issue: Vol. 5849 No. 1: 9 Jul. 2026
Type: Article
Published: 2026-07-09
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5849.1.7
Page range: 131-140
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A new species of Diplolepis Geoffroy, 1762 (Hymenoptera: Diplolepididae) inducing galls on Rosa multiflora from Eastern China

State Key Laboratory for Quality and Safety of Agro-Products; Ningbo University; Ningbo 315211; China; Institute of Insect Science; Zhejiang University; Hangzhou 310058; China
Hymenoptera Diplolepidinae gall wasp COI East Asia

Abstract

A new species of gall wasp, Diplolepis ningdaensis sp. nov. (Cynipoidea: Diplolepididae: Diplolepidinae), is described from Zhejiang Province, China. The new species induces subspherical galls bearing short spines, occurring primarily on the lower (abaxial) surface of the leaflets, with a few found on the upper (adaxial) surface or on the rachis, and occasionally on the pedicels of Rosa multiflora Thunb. Phylogenetic relationships between the new species and other Diplolepis species were inferred based on partial sequences of the mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase subunit I (COI) gene. An updated taxonomic key to the East Asian species of Diplolepis is provided to facilitate identification.

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How to Cite

Zhang, C.-X. (2026) A new species of Diplolepis Geoffroy, 1762 (Hymenoptera: Diplolepididae) inducing galls on Rosa multiflora from Eastern China. Zootaxa, 5849 (1), 131–140. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5849.1.7