The genus Synergus Hartig (Hymenoptera: Cynipidae: Synergini) in the New World: a complete taxonomic revision with a key to species
Author
Lobato-Vila, Irene
Author
Pujade-Villar, Juli
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jpujade@ub.edu
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Zootaxa
2021
2021-01-12
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journal article
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10.11646/zootaxa.4906.1.1
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Synergus cultratus
Ritchie & Shorthouse, 1987
Synergus cultratus
Ritchie & Shorthouse, 1987
. Proc. Entomol. Soc. Wash. 89 (2): 231. Type material: AMNH (
holotype
),
paratypes
in
AMNH
,
USNM
and
CAS
.
Diagnosis
. See Lobato-Vila
et al
. (2019: 206).
Distribution
.
Guatemala
(
Ritchie & Shorthouse 1987
).
Biology
. Woody tuberous galls on stems of
Q. peduncularis
(
Ritchie & Shorthouse 1987
; Lobato-Vila
et al
. 2019), one of them probably belonging to a species similar to ‘
Andricus ruginosus
Basset, 1890
’ (considered as incertae sedis by Pujade-Villar 2013). According to
Nieves-Aldrey & Medianero (2011)
, the other galls might correspond to a species of
Andricus
that produces galls similar to those of
Odontocyinps
championi
(Cameron, 1833)
.
Remarks
. The
type
material of
Synergus cultratus
was examined and the species was treated and illustrated by Lobato-Vila
et al
. (2019: 205).