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
0000-0001-7798-2717
jpujade@ub.edu
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Zootaxa
2021
2021-01-12
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journal article
8839
10.11646/zootaxa.4906.1.1
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Synergus mesoamericanus
Ritchie & Shorthouse, 1987
Synergus mesoamericanus
Ritchie & Shorthouse, 1987
. Proc. Entomol. Soc. Wash. 89 (2): 239. Type material: AMNH (
holotype
),
paratypes
in
AMNH
and
CAS
.
Diagnosis
. See Lobato-Vila
et al
. (2019: 228).
Distribution
.
Guatemala
(
Ritchie & Shorthouse 1987
) and
Panama
(
Nieves-Aldrey & Medianero 2011
).
Biology
. Reared from tuberous galls probably induced by a species of
Andricus
on
Q. peduncularis
in
Guatemala
(
Ritchie & Shorthouse 1987
), and from tuberous galls of
Odontocynips championi
on
Q
.
sapotifolia
collected in
Panama
(
Nieves-Aldrey & Medianero 2011
).
Remarks
. The
type
material of
Synergus mesoamericanus
was examined and the species was redescribed and illustrated by Lobato-Vila
et al
. (2019: 228).