New species of cynipid inquiline, Saphonecrus kuriphilusi (Hymenoptera: Cynipidae: Synergini) , from Dryocosmus kuriphilus galls in Greece
Melika, G.; Memtsas, G.I.; Nicholls, J.A.; Avtzis, D.N.
Zootaxa 4441(1): 109-120
2018
ISSN/ISBN: 1175-5326 PMID: 30314023 Document Number: 696089
Since Dryocosmus kuriphilus (Hymenoptera: Cynipidae) emerged worldwide as a dangerous pest of chestnuts, there is only one dubious record from Japan of a cynipid inquiline reared from its galls. This is the first comprehensively documented record of a cynipid inquiline, Saphonecrus kuriphilusi, new species reared from galls of D. kuriphilus in Greece. Morphological description, morphological and molecular diagnostic characters for the new species are given.