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Description of the sexual generation of Dryocosmus destefanii (Hymenoptera: Cynipidae: Cynipini) and disclosure of its life cycle
George MelikaGabriella Lo VerdeGiuliano CerasaBruno MassaJames A. NichollsVirgilio Calecasubject
0106 biological sciencesInsectaArthropodaWasps010607 zoologyIdentification keyHymenoptera010603 evolutionary biology01 natural sciencesCynipidaeAnimalsAnimaliaEcology Evolution Behavior and SystematicsTaxonomyLife Cycle StagesbiologyCynipiniWestern PalaearcticBiodiversityDryocosmusoak gallwasp cyclic parthenogenesis heterogony sexual generation taxonomy morphology distribution biology molecular analysis Quercusbiology.organism_classificationHymenopteraMolecular analysisSettore AGR/11 - Entomologia Generale E ApplicataEvolutionary biologyAnimal Science and ZoologyTaxonomy (biology)description
The sexual generation of Dryocosmus destefanii Cerasa & Melika, 2018 that emerges from galls on Q. suber L. in Italy is described for the first time, establishing its heterogonic life cycle. We provide observations on its distribution, illustration of adults and galls and information on its biology as supported by morphological and molecular data. An illustrated identification key to Western Palaearctic Dryocosmus species is also given.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-02-20 | Zootaxa |