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

Document Type : Short communication, English

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1 Universitat de València, Facultat de Ciències Biològiques, Departament de Zoologia. Campus de Burjassot-11 Paterna, Dr. Moliner 50, E-46100 Burjassot (València), Spain

2 Universitat de Barcelona, Facultat de Biologia. Departament de Biologia Animal

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

4 Université de Tlemcen, Faculty of Sciences of Nature and Life. Earth Sciences and Universe Department, Laboratory de recherche. Tlemcen, Algérie

5 Department of Zoology, Faculty of Biology, University of Valencia,

10.22117/jesi.2024.364854.1593

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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