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Aulacidea turcica Azmaz & Katilmis 2020, sp. n.
No full textAulacidea turcica Azmaz & Katılmış sp. n. Type material. HOLOTYPE female: TURKEY, Gümüşhane, Kelkit, Çağlar Village, 40°05’N; 39°17’E; 1650 m; ex Digitalis ferruginea; M. Azmaz & Y. Katılmış, leg., collected 17.X.2017. PARATYPES: 27 females and 7 males with the same data as the holotype, except for the collection date: 21.II.2018, 07.VIII.2018. The holotype and all paratypes are deposited in the Entomology Research Laboratory, Pamukkale University (PAU), Denizli, Turkey. Etymology. Named after the country, Turkey, where it was collected. Diagnosis. Morphological characters for the differentiation of the newly described species from A. acroptilonica, A. subterminalis, A. pilosellae, A. rubi, A. abdominalis, A. hieracii and A. tobiasi are provided in Table 1. The female of the new species has 13-segmented antennae, immediately distinguishing this species from females of A. phlomica, A. freesei, A. ascanica and A. acroptilonica which all have 12-segmented antennae (Nieves-Aldrey 1995; Melika 2006). Aulacidea turcica sp. n. (female) is distinctly separated from other species in the genus by the following character states: POL 1.3 times as long as LOL and 3.4 times as long as diameter of lateral ocellus; diameter of antennal torulus 2.7 times as long as distance between toruli; female antenna 13-segmented; F1 2.1 times as long as pedicel and equal F2; placodeal sensilla on F2-F11; pronotum smooth with dense white setae along anterior margin, and weak longitudinal wrinkles laterally with sparse white setae; scutum 1.6-1.8 times as long as scutellum; median mesoscutal line long, well-impressed, broad posteriorly and narrowing anteriorly, extending to half or more (3/4) of scutum; scutellar foveae ovate, broader than high, deep, shining bottom, with sparse white setae; Rs+M extending to 2/3 of distance between areolet and basalis; areolet distinct and tergite 3 without punctures. Further diagnostic morphological characters are provided in Table 1.Published as part of Azmaz, Musa & Katilmiş, Yusuf, 2020, A new species of herb gall wasp (Cynipidae, Aulacideini, Aulacidea) from Turkey, pp. 378-390 in Zootaxa 4747 (2) on page 380, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4747.2.9, http://zenodo.org/record/369486
Phanacis urhani Azmaz & Katilmiş 2021, sp. nov.
No full textPhanacis urhani sp. nov. urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: 9804711C-52E3-4E4B-989B-A8C0A912F011 Figs 7–8 Diagnosis Together with Phanacis caulicola and P. hypochoeridis (Kieffer, 1887) form a group of species in which scutellar foveae separated by a central carina; radial cell partially opened along wing margin. Most closely related to P. caulicola, but in P. urhani sp. nov. POL 1.8 times as long as OOL and 3.6 times as long as diameter of lateral ocellus; notauli extending to half-length of scutum; median mesoscutal line absent; areolet distinct, while in P. caulicola POL 1.2 times as long as OOL and 3.0 times as long as diameter of lateral ocellus; notauli distinctly impressed only in posterior half, reaching pronotum but very indistinct, shallow; median mesoscutal line usually longer, reaching at least to ⅓ of scutum length; areolet absent. Etymology In honour of Prof. Dr Raşit Urhan who is a senior acarologist. Type material Holotype TURKEY • ♀; Ordu Province, Akkuş, Yolbaşı; 40°42′ N, 37°00′ E; 980 m a.s.l.; ex Cirsium vulgare (Savi) Ten., 1835 –36 (Asteraceae); M. Azmaz and Y. Katılmış leg.; gall collected 14 Mar. 2019; adult emerged Jul. 2019; PAU. Paratypes TURKEY • 2 ♀♀; Ordu Province; same collection data as for holotype; PAU. Description Female LENGTH. 1.8–2.0 mm. COLOURATION. Head and mesosoma black, metasoma dark brown. Antennae dark brown, legs light brown to yellowish, with darker coxae. Wing veins distinct, brown. HEAD. Delicately coriaceous to alutaceous, with uniformly sparse white setae, 1.9–2.0 times as broad as long from above, 1.1 times as broad as high and slightly broader than mesosoma. Gena alutaceous, not broadened behind eye; not visible behind eye in front view. Malar space coriaceous, 0.6–0.7 times as long as height of eye, with delicate striae, radiating from clypeus and nearly reaching inner margin of eye. POL 1.8 times as long as OOL; 2.1 times as long as LOL and 3.6 times as long as diameter of lateral ocellus. Transfacial distance 1.3 times as long as height of eye; diameter of antennal torulus 2.2 times as long as distance between them and 0.7 times as long as distance between torulus and eye margin. Lower face with striae, radiating from clypeus and nearly reaching eye and antennal sockets, median elevated area slightly coriaceous with interrupted striae. Clypeus with striae, very narrow and small; with very indistinct anterior tentorial pits, epistomal sulcus and clypeo-pleurostomal line indistinct, ventral margin nearly straight. Frons, vertex and occiput delicately coriaceous to alutaceous. Postgena alutaceous, with more dense setae than on front of head. ANTENNA. 13-segmented, longer than head+mesosoma; pedicel 1.5 times as long as broad; F1 1.9 times as long as pedicel and F1 1.2 times as long as F2, F2 equal F3; placodeal sensilla F2–F11. MESOSOMA. Convex, longer than high in lateral view, with uniform very sparse white setae. Pronotum uniformly alutaceous dorsally, uniformly delicately coriaceous laterally; anterior margin with more dense setae. Submedian pronotal pits indistinct, in form of transverse impression, medially separated by a narrow carina. Scutum broader than long, 1.6 times as long as scutellum, uniformly coriaceous to alutaceous. Notauli distinctly impressed, extending to half-length of scutum; median mesoscutal line absent; parapsidal lines narrow, extending slightly above tegula level; anterior parallel lines narrow, distinct, extending to ⅓ of scutum length. Scutellum rounded with very sparse setae, as long as broad; dull rugose along sides and posteriorly, more delicately coriaceous towards centre of disk. Scutellar foveae separated by a central carina, indistinctly delimited posteriorly, with irregular longitudinal rugae. Mesopleuron uniformly reticulate; mesopleural triangle reticulate, with setae. Metapleural sulcus reaching mesopleuron above ½ of its height; axillula very narrow wrinkled, with white setae; subaxillular bar smooth, shining, narrower than height of metanotal trough; metapleuron wrinkled, rugose. Dorsellum rugose, very narrowly medially or invisible; ventral impressed area rugose. Propodeum rugose with setae, lateral propodeal carinae subparallel; central propodeal area delicately rugose, with white setae; lateral propodeal area rugose, with dense white setae; propodeal spiracle strongly elevated; nucha with some longitudinal sulci. FORE WING. Margin with long cilia; R1 reaching wing margin and not extending along margin (open along wing margin), radial cell partially closed, areolet distinct, Rs + M extending to half of distance between areolet and basalis. Tarsal claws narrow, without basal lobe. METASOMA. Slightly longer than high in lateral view; metasomal tergite 2 without setae anterolaterally and impunctate; only metasomal tergite 6, subsequent tergites and hypopygium with some indistinct punctures; prominent part of ventral spine of hypopygium short, with some short white setae. Male Unknown. Biology Only females are known. The adult wasps are known to induce galls on Cirsium vulgare (Asteraceae). Larvae overwinter in the gall, adults emerge next summer, in July. Another herb gall wasp, Isocolus cirsii Diakontschuk, 1987, induces galls in flower heads of Cirsium ukranicum Besser ex DC. (Asteraceae) (Melika 2006). Distribution Currently known only from Turkey (Ordu). Gall structure The gall is located on the stem (Fig. 9), in the form of an irregular swelling, 50–80 mm long. There are small larval cells in the typical form inside the stem. Multilocular.Published as part of Azmaz, Musa & Katilmiş, Yusuf, 2021, Three new species of herb gall wasps (Hymenoptera: Cynipidae) from Turkey, pp. 152-168 in European Journal of Taxonomy 757 on pages 162-167, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2021.757.1421, http://zenodo.org/record/507577
Andricus arslani Azmaz & Katilmis 2022
No full textAndricus arslani Azmaz & Katılmış, 2022 — Distribution in Burdur: Burdur Centre (39).— Host plant in Burdur: Q. cerris.—Biology: Sexual galls develop in the end of May. Adults emerge in beginning of July under laboratory conditions (Demirel et al. 2022).Published as part of Demirel, Mustafa, Tataroğlu, Musa & Katilmiş, Yusuf, 2023, Cynipidae (Hymenoptera, Cynipoidea) fauna of Burdur province (T ̡ rkiye), pp. 362-380 in Zootaxa 5296 (3) on page 368, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5296.3.3, http://zenodo.org/record/798402
Andricus mammadovi Azmaz & Katilmis 2021, sp. n.
No full textAndricus mammadovi Azmaz & Katılmış sp. n. Type material. HOLOTYPE female: TURKEY, Rize, Fındıklı, Sultandağı Plateau, 41°12’N, 41°16’E, 1150 m a.s.l.; ex Quercus pontica; M. Azmaz & Y. Katılmış leg.; collected date: 17.V.2018; emerging date: 30.V. 2018 in lab. PARATYPES: 37♀♀, the same data as the holotype; 3♀♀, the same data as the holotype, except for the collection date: 22.VI.2018 and emerging date: 10.VII. 2018 in lab. The holotype and paratypes are deposited in the ERL-PAU. Etymology. The specific epithet was given in honour of Prof. Dr. Ramazan Mammadov, of the Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University, a senior biochemist. Diagnosis. Sexual females belong to a group of species with head in dorsal vertex view, measuring across genae 2.5 times or less as broad as long; gena not or slightly broadened behind compound eye; the head and mesosoma entirely yellow, yellowish-brown, or pale red; the scutum entirely or partially smooth, alutaceous or very delicately coriaceous, but never rugose; the mesopleuron is smooth or coriaceous or at most with a very small area weakly striate as occurs in A. quercusramuli (Linnaeus, 1761) and A. callidoma (Hartig, 1841) (Melika 2006). In both these species the antenna is 12–13 segmented, whereas in the new species it is 14 segmented. Moreover, the new species most closely resembles A. quercusramuli, however, in A. mammadovi sp. n. POL 1.5 times as long as OOL; OOL 2.3 times as long as diameter of lateral ocellus and 1.4 times as long as LOL; diameter of antennal torulus 1.3 times as wide as distance between them; pronotum dorso-medially and antero-laterally smooth, dorso-laterally distinctly rugose, with some delicate wrinkles on the level of mesopleural triangle; anterior parallel lines extending to half of scutum length; mesopleuron is smooth, polished except for small area with weakly transverse wrinkles especially in the medial section; mesopleural triangle transversely rugose; dorsellum uniformly rugulose with wrinkles, 1.25 times as long as height of ventral impressed area; radial cell 4.3–4.4 times as long as broad; prominent part of ventral spine of hypopygium 1.5–1.6 times as long as broad; whereas in A. quercusramuli POL slightly longer than OOL; OOL 1.75 times as long as diameter of lateral ocellus and slightly longer than LOL; diameter of antennal torulus 2.1 times as long as distance between them; pronotum alutaceous, with some delicate wrinkles on the level of mesopleural triangle; anterior parallel lines extending to 1/3 of scutum length; mesopleuron almost smooth, polished; mesopleural triangle uniformly coriaceous, with longitudinal wrinkles; dorsellum uniformly coriaceous, with some longitudinal rugae; nearly 2.0 times as long as height of ventral impressed area; radial cell 3.8–4.0 times as long as broad; prominent part of ventral spine of hypopygium about 6.0 times as long as broad in specimens from central Europe (Melika 2006), but shorter in Iberian populations (Nieves-Aldrey 2001). The new species is clearly different from A. quercusramuli (see SEM images by J. Pujade-Villar in the Morphbank database; Liljeblad et al. 2008) based on important diagnostic characters such as the shape and form of the pronotum, the shape of the mesopleuron, the number of antennal segments, measurements of the radial cell and prominent part of ventral spine of hypopygium. The new species differs from A. callidoma in the relative F1/F2 length ratio (1.6x in A. mammadovi sp. n., 1.25 in A. callidoma), shape of scutellum (rounded, 2.1 times shorter than scutum in A. mammadovi sp. n., quadrangular, 1.2 times shorter than scutum in A. callidoma), and by presence of the anterior parallel lines (extending to half of scutum length in A. mammadovi sp. n., invisible in A. callidoma). Description. SEXUAL FEMALE (holotype) (Figs. 1, 2). Body length. 1.8–2.0 mm (n=9). Colour. Body entirely and uniformly light brown or yellowish-brown, including antennae and legs. Compound eyes, ocelli and metasoma sometimes much darker. Metasoma brown dorsally and brown or light brown laterally. Wing veins distinct, brown. Body with very sparse white setae. Head. Alutaceous, slightly transverse in anterior view, with a few white setae, denser on lower face; 1.8 times as broad as long from above; 1.2–1.3 times as broad as high in anterior view and slightly broader than mesosoma. Gena delicately coriaceous, slightly broadened behind eye, visible in anterior view behind eye, much narrower (measured behind eye) than width diameter of eye. Malar space delicately coriaceous, 0.5 times as long as height of eye, with delicate striae radiating from clypeus and nearly reaching eye. POL 1.5 times as long as OOL, OOL 2.3 times as long as diameter of lateral ocellus and 1.4 times as wide as LOL. Transfacial distance between compound eyes 1.4 times as wide as height of eye and 1.4 times as long as height of lower face (distance between antennal rim and ventral margin of clypeus); diameter of antennal torulus 1.3 times as wide as distance between them, and 0.7 times as wide as distance between torulus and eye margin. Inner margins of eyes parallel. Lower face alutaceous, with elevated median area, without striae. Clypeus quadrangular, coriaceous, impressed, broader than high, with white setae and distinct anterior tentorial pits, deeply impressed along distinct epistomal sulcus, clypeo-pleurostomal line distinct, ventrally widely emarginated and incised medially. Frons, vertex and occiput uniformly weakly coriaceous. Antenna. 14-segmented, longer than head+mesosoma; pedicel subglobose, 1.3 times as long as broad; F1 1.6 times as long as F2; F2 slightly longer than F3; subsequent flagellomeres nearly equal in length and slightly shorter than F2; placodeal sensilla on F3–F12, absent on F1–F2. Mesosoma. Convex, 1.2–1.3 times as long as high in lateral view, with uniform sparse white setae. Pronotum dorso-medially and antero-laterally smooth, dorso-laterally distinctly rugose, with some delicate wrinkles on the level of mesopleural triangle, with some distinct wrinkles and dense white setae. Scutum entirely alutaceous, as broad as long (width measured across the basis of tegulae). Notauli complete, uniformly thick, well-impressed for entire length, strongly converging posteriorly, smooth, polished; median mesoscutal line absent; parapsidal lines reaching well above the level of the base of tegulae; anterior parallel lines extending to 1/2 of scutum length. Scutellum 2.1 times shorter than scutum, rounded; rugose, with more delicate sculpture towards center of scutellar disk; distinctly overhanging metanotum. Scutellar foveae transversely ovate, deep, broader than high, with well-delimited circumference, smooth, polished, without setae; separated by distinct, coriaceous central carina. Mesopleuron is smooth, polished except for small area with weakly transverse wrinkles especially in the medial section; speculum delicately smooth; mesopleural triangle transversely rugose, with dense white setae. Acetabular carina present, narrow, smooth, visible laterally. Metapleural sulcus polished, smooth and reaching mesopleuron in the upper 1/3 of its height; axillula slightly transversely ovate, smooth, polished with setae; subaxillular bar smooth, polished, nearly as high as height of metanotal trough. Dorsellum uniformly rugulose with wrinkles; 1.25 times as long as height of ventral impressed area; metanotal trough smooth with white setae; ventral impressed area smooth, polished. Lateral propodeal carinae slightly curved outwards in the posterior one-third, without setae; central propodeal area polished, smooth, without setae; lateral propodeal area delicately smooth, with white setae; nucha short, with irregular wrinkles. Forewing. Distinct brown veins, margin with long cilia; radial cell 4.3–4.4 times as long as broad, Rs+M of forewing nearly reaching basalis. Areolet delimited with indistinct narrow veins. Legs. Tarsal claws with basal lobe. Metasoma. Metasoma nearly as long as head+mesosoma; metasomal tergite 2 without antero-lateral patch of setae, all tergites and hypopygium without micropunctures; prominent part of ventral spine of hypopygium 1.5–1.6 times as long as broad; with few white setae. MALES: Unknown. Gall. (Fig. 3) Sexual generation: Catkins and leaf galls formed on the underside of the leaf in veins. Catkin gall; mulberry-sized (3x 2 cm) cluster of woolly tissue (colour from white to brown). Inside the mass are 1–15 oval cells, 2 mm in diameter, developing on the catkin petioles. Affected catkins do not fall, and remains can be found in autumn. Leaf gall is wrinkled and sparse or dense woolly on the underside. Inner cells hard and brown, monocular. This gall cannot be distinguished morphologically from the sexual gall of A. quercusramuli, which can also form on the underside veins of leaves. The galls of these two species can only be separated based on emergent adult wasp morphology. Biology. The adult wasps emerged in May and July under laboratory conditions. Host plant. Quercus pontica. Distribution. Only known from Turkey (Artvin, Rize, Trabzon).Published as part of Azmaz, Musa & Katilmiş, Yusuf, 2021, Two new oak gall wasp species (Hymenoptera: Cynipidae, Cynipini) from Quercus pontica (Fagaceae) in Turkey, pp. 382-394 in Zootaxa 5016 (3) on pages 383-388, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5016.3.4, http://zenodo.org/record/522225
FIGURE 1 in Two new oak gall wasp species (Hymenoptera: Cynipidae, Cynipini) from Quercus pontica (Fagaceae) in Turkey
No full textFIGURE 1. Andricus mammadovi sp. n., sexual female: a, head in anterior view; b, mesosoma in dorsal view; c, metasoma in lateral view; d, head in dorsal view; e, mesosoma in posterior view; f, mesosoma in lateral view.Published as part of Azmaz, Musa & Katilmiş, Yusuf, 2021, Two new oak gall wasp species (Hymenoptera: Cynipidae, Cynipini) from Quercus pontica (Fagaceae) in Turkey, pp. 382-394 in Zootaxa 5016 (3) on page 385, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5016.3.4, http://zenodo.org/record/522225
Phanacis ciceki Azmaz & Katilmiş 2021, sp. nov.
No full textPhanacis ciceki sp. nov. urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: 47C3578E-5FB8-44EB-A332-03A374F41FAF Figs 4–5 Diagnosis Based on the identification key of Melika (2006), together with Phanacis cichorii (Kieffer, 1909) and P. lampsanae (Perris, 1873) form a group of species in which notauli distinctly and deeply impressed along entire length; Rs+M indistinct, weakly pigmented; R1 reaching wing margin and never extending to half-length of radial cell. Most closely related to P. cichorii, but in P. ciceki sp. nov. all antennal flagellomeres with normal light setae; POL 1.5 times as long as OOL and 3.7 times as long as diameter of lateral ocellus; pronotum rugulose and slightly angled from above view; scutum distinctly broader than long, 2.3 times as long as scutellum; coriaceous to alutaceous; scutellar foveae separated by a thick central carina; mesopleuron coriaceous, with smooth to wrinkled in the upper half; R1 extending along wing margin to ⅓ length of radial cell; Rs + M reaching to nearly half-length of distance between areolet and basalis; metasomal tergites all without punctures, while in P. cichorii all flagellomeres with long dark setae; POL 1.8 times as long as OOL and 6.3 times as long as diameter of lateral ocellus; pronotum alutaceous and rounded in view from above; scutum slightly longer than broad, 1.3 times as long as scutellum, reticulate; scutellar foveae confluent; mesopleuron reticulate, with some short-interrupted transverse striae in the upper half; R1 extending along margin on a short distance; Rs + M never reaching to half-length of distance between areolet and basalis; metasomal tergites only T2 without punctures. Although P. ciceki sp. nov. and P. caulicola (Hedicke, 1939) are similar in terms of use of host plant (Picris sp.), other diagnostic morphological characters allow the separation of P. ciceki sp. nov. from P. caulicola. In P. ciceki sp. nov., notauli distinctly and deeply impressed along entire length; POL 1.5 times as long as OOL and 3.7 times as long as diameter of lateral ocellus; median mesoscutal line weakly extending to ⅓ of scutum length; R1 reaching wing margin and extending along wing margin to ⅓ length of radial cell; the radial cell of the fore wing around 3.0 times as long as broad, while in P. caulicola notauli distinctly impressed only in posterior half, reaching pronotum but very indistinct, shallow; POL 1.2 times as long as OOL and 3.0 times as long as diameter of lateral ocellus; median mesoscutal line usually long, extending at least to ⅓ of scutum length; R1 indistinct, depigmented; the radial cell of the forewing 2.5 or less times as long as broad. In addition, the gall of P. ciceki sp. nov. develops as an irregular swelling on stem of Picris sp., while ellipsoid gall of P. caulicola develops on stem of Picris, usually with no external deformations. Etymology In honour of Assoc. Prof. Dr Mehmet Çiçek who is an expert botanist. Type material Holotype TURKEY • ♀; Gümüşhane Province, Kelkit, Çağlar; 40°05′ N, 39°17′ E; 1650 m a.s.l.; ex Picris sp. (Asteraceae); M. Azmaz and Y. Katılmış leg.; gall collected 21 Feb. 2018; adult emerged May 2018; PAU. Paratype TURKEY • 1 ♀; Gümüşhane Province; same collection data as for holotype; PAU. Description Female LENGTH. 1.8–2.0 mm. COLOURATION. Head and mesosoma black; mandibles and palpi dark brown; antenna brown, except much lighter pedicel and F1, and scape dark brown. Legs chestnut brown, with darker coxa and proximal tarsomeres. Metasoma chestnut brown, with much darker to black posterior tergites, hypopygium light brown to orange. Wing veins pale brown. HEAD. Delicately coriaceous to alutaceous, with uniformly sparse white setae, 1.9 times as broad as long from above, 1.15 times as broad as high and slightly broader than mesosoma. Gena alutaceous, not broadened behind eye; not visible behind eye in front view. Malar space 0.7 times as long as height of eye, with short interrupted strong striae, radiating from clypeus and nearly reaching inner margin of eye. POL 1.5 times as long as OOL; 2.4 times as long as LOL and 3.7 times as long as diameter of lateral ocellus. Transfacial distance 1.4–1.5 times as long as height of eye; diameter of antennal torulus 1.5–1.6 times as long as distance between them and 0.9 times as long as distance between torulus and eye margin. Lower face with interrupted striae, radiating from clypeus and nearly reaching eye and antennal sockets, median elevated area very slightly coriaceous. Clypeus alutaceous to smooth, rectangular, 1.5 times as high as broad; with slightly distinct anterior tentorial pits and epistomal sulcus, clypeo-pleurostomal line indistinct, ventrally rounded, slightly projecting over mandibles. Frons, vertex and occiput coriaceous to alutaceous. Postocciput around occipital foramen not impressed, alutaceous. ANTENNA. 14-segmented; pedicel 1.6 times as long as broad; F1 2.1 times as long as pedicel and 1.5 times as long as F2, F2 slightly shorter than F3; flagellomeres with normal light setae; placodeal sensilla on all flagellomeres. MESOSOMA. Convex, longer than high in lateral view, with very sparse white setae. Pronotum rugulose and slightly angled from above view, with dense setae along antero-lateral edge. Submedian pronotal pits in form of narrow transverse impressions, without median carina. Scutum distinctly broader than long, 2.3 times as long as scutellum; coriaceous to alutaceous. Notauli distinctly and deeply impressed along entire length; median mesoscutal line weakly extending to ⅓ of scutum length; parapsidal lines narrow, indistinct, reaching tegula level; anterior parallel lines narrow, indistinctly extending to ⅓ of scutum length. Scutellum distinctly broader than long, rounded posteriorly; dull rugose along sides and posteriorly, with more delicate coriaceous sculpture towards centre of disk. Scutellar foveae separated by a thick central carina. Mesopleuron coriaceous, smooth to wrinkled in upper half; mesopleural triangle wrinkled, with white setae. Metapleural sulcus reaching mesopleuron at upper ⅓ of its height; axillula with white setae; subaxillular bar smooth, shining, as broad as height of metanotal trough; metapleuron rugose. Dorsellum smooth, shining, narrow medially. Propodeum rugose, lateral propodeal carinae uniformly thick, subparallel; central propodeal area rugose; lateral propodeal area rugose, with sparse white setae. FORE WING. Margin with long cilia; R1 reaching wing margin and extending along wing margin to ⅓ length of radial cell; radial cell partially closed, around 3.0 times as long as broad, areolet absent, Rs + M indistinct, weakly pigmented, reaching to nearly half length of distance between areolet and basalis. Tarsal claws without basal lobe. METASOMA. Longer than high in lateral view; metasomal tergite 2 with a few setae antero-laterally; all tergites and hypopygium without punctures; prominent part of ventral spine of hypopygium short, with relatively long white setae. Male Unknown. Biology Only females are known. The adult wasps are known to induce galls on Picris sp. (Asteraceae). The only cynipid species previously known to gall this host is P. caulicola. Larvae overwinter in the gall, adults emerge next spring, in May. Distribution Only known from Turkey (Gümüşhane). Gall structure The gall develops on the stem (Fig. 6), forming a 30–60 mm long irregular swelling. Multilocular. There are small larval cells in the typical form inside the stem, like in many species of Phanacis.Published as part of Azmaz, Musa & Katilmiş, Yusuf, 2021, Three new species of herb gall wasps (Hymenoptera: Cynipidae) from Turkey, pp. 152-168 in European Journal of Taxonomy 757 on pages 157-162, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2021.757.1421, http://zenodo.org/record/507577
Aulacidea Ashmead 1897
No full textAulacidea Ashmead, 1897 Type species. Aulax mulgediicola Ashmead, 1896 (= Aulax harringtoni Ashmead, 1887). Diagnosis. The genus Aulacidea is distinctly separated from other genera in the tribe Aulacideini by the ciliated forewing margin with a closed radial cell; simple tarsal claws; malar space shorter than eye height; transversely uniformly striate mesopleuron; and metasomal tergite II with a distinct patch of white setae situated antero-laterally. Distribution. Worldwide. Species richness. 38 described species.Published as part of Azmaz, Musa & Katilmiş, Yusuf, 2020, A new species of herb gall wasp (Cynipidae, Aulacideini, Aulacidea) from Turkey, pp. 378-390 in Zootaxa 4747 (2) on page 379, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4747.2.9, http://zenodo.org/record/369486
FIGURE 3 in A new species of oak gall wasp (Hymenoptera: Cynipidae, Cynipini) from Turkey
No full textFIGURE 3. Andricus arslani sp. n., sexual female: a–b, antenna; c, fore wing; d, hind wing.Published as part of Demirel, Mustafa, Azmaz, Musa & Katilmiş, Yusuf, 2022, A new species of oak gall wasp (Hymenoptera: Cynipidae, Cynipini) from Turkey, pp. 583-590 in Zootaxa 5087 (4) on page 587, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5087.4.6, http://zenodo.org/record/583295
Cynips fatihi Azmaz & Katilmis 2021, sp. n.
No full textCynips fatihi Azmaz & Katılmış sp. n. Type material. HOLOTYPE female: TURKEY, Rize, İkizdere, İkizdere-Cimil Plateau 19. km, 40°44’N, 40°43’E, 1780 m a.s.l.; ex Quercus pontica; M. Azmaz & Y. Katılmış leg., collected date: 15.XI.2017. PARATYPES (in total 12♀♀): TURKEY, Rize, Güneysu, Arapdüzü-Handüzü Plateau 2. km, 40°54’N, 40°38’E, 1315 m a.s.l., collected dates: 13.XI.2018 (2♀♀), 26.IX.2019 (1♀); Güneysu, Handüzü Plateau, 40°52’N, 40°39’E, 1875 m a.s.l., collected date: 26.IX.2019 (1♀); İkizdere, Güneyce, 40°46’N, 40°27’E, 2100 m a.s.l., collected date: 25.IX.2019 (3♀♀); İkizdere, İkizdere-Cimil Plateau 19. km, 40°44’N, 40°43’E, 1780 m a.s.l., collected dates: 13.XI.2018 (2♀♀), 28.VIII.2019 (1♀); Fındıklı, Sultandağı Plateau, 41°12’N, 41°16’E, 1150–1300 m a.s.l., collected date: 14.XI.2018 (2♀♀). The holotype and all paratypes are deposited in the ERL-PAU. Etymology. The specific epithet was given in honour of Mehmed II (Fatih Sultan Mehmed, known as the Conqueror), who is a genius statesman and leader interested in literature, fine arts, and monumental architecture. Diagnosis. Asexual females belong to a group of species that has the prominent part of the ventral spine of hypopygium very short, broad and truncate apically; and the metasomal tergite II 1.4–1.5 times as long as high as occurs in C. korsakovi Belizin, 1961, C. divisa Hartig, 1840 and C. disticha Hartig, 1840 (Melika 2006). The new species differs from C. korsakovi in body color (head and metasoma black in C. korsakovi, uniformly dark brown in Cynips fatihi n. sp.), in scutellar foveae (foveae strongly punctate in C. korsakovi, without punctures in Cynips fatihi n. sp.), and in metasomal tergite III and subsequent all tergites (with very few sparse punctures in C. korsakovi, without punctures in Cynips fatihi n. sp.). Also, the new species differs from C. divisa and C. disticha by having all metasoma tergites without micropunctures (metasomal tergite II with punctures posteriorly, subsequent tergites with uniform dense punctures in C. divisa and C. disticha). Moreover, the new species most closely resembles C. divisa. However, in C. fatihi sp. n. head 2.15 times as broad as long from above; POL 1.7 times as long as OOL; OOL 1.5 times as long as diameter of lateral ocellus and 1.3–1.4 times as long as LOL; diameter of antennal torulus 0.8 times as long as distance between them; antenna 13-segmented; F1 3.9 times as long as pedicel; scutum broader than long; median mesoscutal line weakly distinct, extending to 1/4–1/2 length of scutum; internotauli area only with a few setae (especially in antero-laterally corners); scutellum delicately and uniformly rugose, with dense long setae; scutellar foveae separated by a central wide carina, the width of the carina 0.35 times as broad as the width of scutellar foveae; mesopleural triangle with longitudinal rugae and dense long setae; dorsellum rugulose with wrinkled, around 1.2 times as high as height of ventral impressed area; lateral propodeal carinae strongly curved outwards in the middle; central propodeal area smooth, polished, with setae; whereas in C. divisa head 1.8 times as broad as long from above; POL slightly longer than OOL; OOL around 2.0 times as long as diameter of lateral ocellus and 1.8–2.0 times as long as LOL; diameter of antennal torulus only slightly longer or equal to distance between them; antenna 14-segmented; F1 3.25 times as long as pedicel; scutum slightly longer than broad; median mesoscutal line absent; internotauli area with setae; scutellum delicately and uniformly coriaceous, with dense setae; scutellar foveae absent, only a slightly impressed transverse groove present anteriorly; mesopleural triangle coriaceous, setose, with some irregular striae; dorsellum delicately coriaceous, 2.0 times as high as height of ventral impressed area; lateral propodeal carinae strongly curved outwards in the posterior half, nearly subparallel anteriorly; central propodeal area smooth, shining, without setae. The new species clearly differs from C. divisa (see SEM images by J. Liljeblad in Morphbank database; Liljeblad et al. 2008) based on important diagnostic characters such as the presence of the median mesoscutal line, the presence of scutellar foveae, all metasoma tergites without micropunctures, structure of dorsellum, shape of lateral propodeal carinae, the number of antennal segments. The morphological structure of the scutellar foveae provide useful characters for the separation of species. The scutellar foveae are absent, only a slightly impressed transverse groove present anteriorly as in C. divisa and others Cynips species (Melika 2006). Cynips fatihi sp. n. has two obvious scutellar foveae that are separated by a thick carina. Description. ASEXUAL FEMALE (holotype) (Figs. 4, 5). Body length. 2.8–3.6 mm (n=5). Colour. Body, including antennae and legs uniformly dark brown. Head. Delicately coriaceous, with long white setae, 2.15 times as broad as long from above; 1.2 times as broad as high in anterior view and slightly broader or equal to mesosoma. Gena delicately coriaceous, slightly broadened behind eye, well-visible in anterior view behind eye. Malar space delicately coriaceous, with indistinct delicate striae radiating from clypeus and near to eye; 0.4 times as long as height of eye. POL 1.7 times as long as OOL; OOL 1.5 times as long as diameter of lateral ocellus and 1.3–1.4 times as long as LOL. Transfacial distance between compound eyes 1.25 times as wide as height of eye and only 1.4 times as wide as height of lower face (distance between antennal rim and ventral margin of clypeus); diameter of antennal torulus 0.8 times as wide as distance between them, distance between torulus and eye margin only slightly longer or equal to diameter of torulus. Inner margins of eyes parallel. Lower face coriaceous with irregular rugae and partially smooth, median elevated area narrow. Clypeus trapezoid, ventrally coriaceous, broader than high, with distinct deep anterior tentorial pits, deeply impressed along distinct epistomal sulcus and clypeo-pleurostomal line, ventral margin widely emarginated, medially strongly incised. Frons delicately coriaceous, with strongly elevated narrow central triangular area, with rounded impression above toruli; vertex and occiput uniformly delicately coriaceous with setae. Antenna. 13-segmented, longer than head+mesosoma; pedicel subglobose, F1 3.9 times as long as pedicel and 1.2 times as long as F2; F2 1.2 times as long as F3; F7–F10 only slightly longer than broad; placodeal sensilla on F4–F11, absent on F1–F3. Mesosoma. Convex, slightly longer than high in lateral view, with dense white setae. Pronotum with some delicate wrinkles along emarginated antero-lateral margin. Scutum uniformly smooth, broader than long (width measured across the basis of tegulae); notauli complete, well-impressed in all length, smooth, polished; median mesoscutal line weakly distinct, extending to 1/4–1/2 length of scutum, parapsidal lines and anterior parallel lines absent; internotauli area (especially in antero-laterally corners) only with a few setae. Scutellum slightly longer than broad, rounded and slightly broadened posteriorly, delicately and uniformly rugose, with dense long setae. Scutellar foveae separated by a central wide carina, smooth, polished; the width of the carina 0.35 times as broad as the width of a scutellar fovea. Mesopleuron, smooth, polished with very sparse setae; acetabular carina sulcate laterally; mesopleural triangle with longitudinal rugae and dense long setae. Dorsellum rugulose with wrinkles, around 1.2 times as high as height of ventral impressed area; metanotal trough coriaceous, with dense white setae; ventral impressed area smooth, with wrinkles. Lateral propodeal carinae strongly curved outwards in the middle; central propodeal area 1.6 times as broad as long, smooth, polished, with setae; lateral propodeal area coriaceous, with dense white setae; nucha short, with irregular wrinkles. Forewing. Margin with long cilia; radial cell 4.2 times as long as broad; R1, 2r, basalis infuscated. Rs+M of forewing nearly reaching basalis in the lower half. Legs. Tarsal claws with basal lobe. Metasoma. Metasoma longer than high in lateral view, metasomal tergite 2 relatively short, only 1.4–1.5 times as long as high, with a few white setae laterally; tergites and hypopygium without micropunctures; prominent part of ventral spine of hypopygium very short and broad, with dense long setae, extending far behind apex of spine and forming a tuft. Gall. (Fig. 6) The gall forms on the main veins or major lateral veins on the underside of leaves as a globular or slightly oval structure, has a smooth and glassy surface and is monolocular, 5–10 mm in diameter. Initially greenishyellow, later reddish and pale brown when mature. There is no distinct inner cell, and the larval chamber is surrounded by a thick layer of fleshy nutritive tissue, similar to grape tissue. The wall is thin and woody. Galls are often solitary or in groups under leaves. The asexual galls are similar to the asexual galls of C. divisa in shape, but differ from the asexual galls of C. divisa in the upper surface area of mature galls (no dark spots or warts in the asexual galls of C. fatihi sp. n., distinctly with dark spots in the asexual galls of C. divisa), and in the internal structure and wall of the gall (very thin in the asexual galls of C. fatihi sp. n., thick in the asexual galls of C. divisa). Biology. The adult wasps emerged in January and December under laboratory conditions. Host plant. Quercus pontica. Distribution. Only known from Turkey (Artvin, Rize, Trabzon).Published as part of Azmaz, Musa & Katilmiş, Yusuf, 2021, Two new oak gall wasp species (Hymenoptera: Cynipidae, Cynipini) from Quercus pontica (Fagaceae) in Turkey, pp. 382-394 in Zootaxa 5016 (3) on pages 388-392, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5016.3.4, http://zenodo.org/record/522225
FIGURE 1 in A new species of oak gall wasp (Hymenoptera: Cynipidae, Cynipini) from Turkey
No full textFIGURE 1. Andricus arslani sp. n., sexual female: a, head in anterior view; b, mesosoma in dorsal view; c, metasoma in lateral view; d, head in dorsal view; e, mesosoma in posterior view; f, mesosoma in lateral view.Published as part of Demirel, Mustafa, Azmaz, Musa & Katilmiş, Yusuf, 2022, A new species of oak gall wasp (Hymenoptera: Cynipidae, Cynipini) from Turkey, pp. 583-590 in Zootaxa 5087 (4) on page 585, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5087.4.6, http://zenodo.org/record/583295
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