2022•ZootaxaOpen access

A new species of the inquilinous gall wasp genus Saphonecrus Dalla-Torre & Kieffer (Hymenoptera: Cynipidae: Synergini) from South Korea, Saphonecrus jejuensis Kang & Lobato-Vila, sp. nov.

Minjoon Kang, Sunghoon Jung, Juli Pujade‐Villar, Irene Lobato‐Vila

Abstract

A new species of the inquilinous gall wasp genus Saphonecrus (Hymenoptera: Cynipidae: Synergini) reared from undetermined cryptic stem galls on Quercus glauca Thunb., Saphonecrus jejuensis Kang & Lobato-Vila, sp. nov., is described from South Korea. A detailed description, diagnosis, data on biology and pictures of both the new species and the host galls are provided. An identification key to the Saphonecrus species found in South Korea is also given.

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Key concepts: Gall wasp, Biology, Hymenoptera, Gall, Key (lock), Botany, Taxonomy (biology), Genus