Adding another piece to the cynipoid puzzle: The description of a new tribe, genus and species of gall wasp (Hymenoptera: Cynipidae) endemic to the Republic of South Africa

Zootaxa

Volumn , Issue 2806, 2011, Pages 35-52

  Liljeblad, Johan ^a   Nieves Aldrey, José Luis ^b   Neser, Stefan ^c   Melika, George ^d  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^b MUSEO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS NATURALES   (Spain)

^c PLANT PROTECTION RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (South Africa)

^d CENTRAL VETERINARY INSTITUTE   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Cynipoidea; Inquiline; Parasitoid; Qwaqwaia; Qwaqwaiini; Scolopia

Indexed keywords

CYNIPIDAE; CYNIPOIDEA; HYMENOPTERA; SALICACEAE; SALIX; SCOLOPIA; SCOLOPIA MUNDII;

EID: 79953296678     PISSN: 11755326     EISSN: 11755334     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.2806.1.3     Document Type: Article

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