About the validity of Alloxysta turcica Tataroğlu & Katılmış, 2023 (Hymenoptera: Cynipoidea: Figitidae: Charipinae)

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1 Departament de Zoologia. Facultat de Ciències Biològiques, Universitat de València, Burjassot (València), Spain

2 Departament de Biologia Evolutiva; Ecologia i Ciències Ambientals, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain

3 Conservation management of water, soil and forests Laboratory, Faculty of Sciences of Nature and Life, University of Tlemcen, Tlemcen, Algéria

4 Research Laboratory N ° 31, Conservatory Management of Water, Soil and Forests, Department of Forest Resources, University of Tlemcen, 13000 Tlemcen, Algeria

10.61186/jesi.44.3.9

Abstract

Alloxysta turcica Tataroğlu & Katılmış, 2023, a species recently described from Turkey, is now being synonymyzed with A. minuscula Andrews, 1978. This decision is based on morphological analysis, which has revealed significant similarities between the two species. The reasons and supporting illustrations for this synonymy are provided.

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About the validity of Alloxysta turcica Tataroğlu & Katılmış, 2023 (Hymenoptera: Cynipoidea: Figitidae: Charipinae)

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Journal of Entomological Society of Iran
Volume 44, Issue 3
July 2024
Pages 349-353

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