Gall wasps (Cynipidae) represent the most spectacular radiation of gall-inducing insects. In
addition to true gall formers, gall wasps also include phytophagous inquilines, which live …

While much has been learned regarding the phylogeny and evolution of cynipoid wasps,
clearly illustrated diagnostic tools and identification keys have remained stagnant. So too …

Cynipidae lies within the superfamily Cynipoidea of the Hymenoptera, which includes
approximately 3000 described species (Fergusson 1995, Ronquist 1999). With the …

Previous phylogenetic studies of the tribe Synergini were focused on Palaearctic material, in
which the genus Synergus was recovered as monophyletic, despite evidence of non …

One of the galling herbivores associated to the superhost Schinus polygamus (Cav.)
Cabrera (Anacardiaceae) is Calophya duvauae Scott (Hemiptera: Calophyidae). The galls …

Evolutionary and biological patterns can be obscured by inadequate or ill-defined
terminology, especially when referring to ecological interactions. For example …

Several unanswered questions remain regarding the taxonomy and phylogeny of inquiline
gallwasps (Cynipidae: Synergini), obligate inhabitants of plant galls induced primarily by …

Abstract Gall wasps (Hymenoptera: Cynipidae) comprise 13 distinct tribes whose
interrelationships remain incompletely understood. Recent analyses of ultra‐conserved …

A new gall-inducing species of the inquiline tribe Synergini (Hymenoptera: Cynipidae),
Synergus itoensis Abe, Ide & Wachi, sp. nov., from Japan is described. The morphological …

A taxonomic revision of the tribe Ceroptresini (Hymenoptera: Cynipidae) is conducted for the
first time. Prior to this study, the total number of valid species of Ceroptres, the only genus …