A new species of Cynips (Cynipidae: Cynipini) from Turkey

Abstract

A new species of oak gall wasp, Cynips baskalei sp. n. (Cynipidae: Cynipini), was de- scribed from Turkey. Only asexual females of the species are known and induce galls on leaves of Quercus macranthera Fisch. & Mey. ex Hohen., Quercus petraea (Matt.) Liebl. and Quercus pubescens Willd. SEM images, data on the diagnosis, distribution, and biology of the new species were provided in this study.

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Keywords:

• Cynips baskalei
• biology
• gall wasp
• Anatolia
• Middle East

Acknowledgements

We would like to thank Dr. Mehmet Çiçek, who provided support for the identification of the host oaks. We also thank the Pamukkale University Scientific Research Project Unit (2019KRM004-063) for prepasring the SEM images.

Disclosure Statement

No potential conflict of interest was reported by the authors.

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Funding

This work was supported by the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TÜ- BİTAK) under Grant No: 117Z096.