Andricus pseudocecconii sp. nova (Hymenoptera: Cynipidae: Cynipini) from Iran

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1 Plant Health Diagnostic National Reference Laboratory, National Food Chain Safety Office, Budaorsi str. 141–145, Budapest 1118, Hungary

2 Institute of Evolutionary Biology, University of Edinburgh, King’s Buildings, Charlotte Auerbach Road, Edinburgh EH9 3FL, Scotland, UK Australian National Insect Collection, CSIRO, Clunies Ross Street, Acton, ACT 2601 Australia

3 Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), Lorestan Agricultural & Natural Resources Research Center, Khorramabad, Iran

4 Division of Plant Pests and Diseases, Research Institute of Forests and Rangelands, Tehran P. O. Box 13185–116, Iran

5 Institute of Evolutionary Biology, University of Edinburgh, King's Buildings, Charlotte Auerbach Road, Edinburgh EH9 3FL, UK

10.52547/jesi.42.1.1

Abstract

A new species of oak gall wasp, Andricus pseudocecconii Melika, Tavakoli & Stone, sp. nov. (Hymenoptera: Cynipidae, Cynipini) is described. Descriptions, diagnoses, biology, and host associations for the new species are given. The new taxon is supported by morphological and molecular data.

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Andricus pseudocecconii sp. nova (Hymenoptera: Cynipidae: Cynipini) from Iran

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