Revision and phylogenetics of the genus Paraulax Kieffer (Hymenoptera, Cynipidae) with biological notes and description of a new tribe, a new genus, and five new species

Zootaxa

Volumn , Issue 2200, 2009, Pages 1-40

  Nieves Aldrey, José Luis ^a   Liljeblad, Johan ^b   Nieves, María Hernández ^a   Grez, Audrey ^c   Nylander, Johan A A ^d  

^a MUSEO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS NATURALES   (Spain)

^b Swedish Species Information Centre   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

^d STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Aditrochus; Cecinothofagus; Cynipidae; Evolution; Gall wasp; Inquiline; Life history; Nothofagus; Paraulax; South America

Indexed keywords

CYNIPIDAE; CYNIPINI; FAGUS; HYMENOPTERA; NOTHOFAGACEAE; NOTHOFAGUS; PEDIASPIDINI; PTEROMALIDAE;

EID: 70349333107     PISSN: 11755326     EISSN: 11755334     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.2200.1.1     Document Type: Article

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