Four new records of Oak Gall Wasp (Hymenoptera: Cynipidae, Cynipini) from Turkey

Abstract :

This study was carried out to contribute the oak gall wasps fauna (Hymenoptera: Cynipidae, Cynipini) of Turkey. Oak gall wasp specimens were collected in 2012 and 2013 from Istanbul, Turkey were examined for revealing the oak gall wasp species diversity. Finally four new records of oak gall wasp, Andricus glandulae (Hartig, 1840); Andricus serotinus (Giraud, 1859); Cynips longiventris Hartig, 1840 and Trigonaspis megaptera (Panzer, 1801) (Hymenoptera: Cynipidae, Cynipini) from Turkey were recorded. Data on host oak and phenology are given.


Keyword :

Cynipidae, Istanbul, new records, oak gall wasps, Turkey


Author(s) : Azmaz, M., Katılmış, Y.
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Published Issue : 2015 Vol. 10 Number 1


2015 Vol. 10 Number 1