From Inquilines to Gall Inducers: Genomic Signature of a Life-Style Transition in Synergus Gall Wasps

Phylogeny, Evolution and Classification of Gall Wasps: The Plot Thickens

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 inside the galls induced by gall wasps or other insects. Here we present the first comprehensive molecular and total-evidence analyses of higher-level gall wasp relationships. We studied more than 100 taxa represe...

Using Gall Wasps on Oaks to Test Broad Ecological Concepts

Planning conservation of insect herbivores requires knowing what needs to be conserved and developing a set of predictor variables that aid management. We conducted a state-wide survey to examine the species richness of gall wasps (Hymenoptera: Cynipidae) on six oak species dominant in the threatened scrub-oak vegetation in peninsular Florida. Eighty-eight cynipid species were recorded; 23 were...

Not All Oak Gall Wasps Gall Oaks: The Description of DRYOCOSMUS RILEYPOKEI, a new, Apostate Species of Cynipini from California

—Cynipini gall wasps (Hymenoptera: Cynipidae) are commonly known as oak gall wasps for their almost exclusive use of oak (Quercus spp.; Fagaceae) as their host plant. Previously, only three of the nearly 1,000 species of Cynipini have been recorded from hosts other than Quercus. These three are known from western chinquapin (Chrysolepis), chestnut (Castanea) and tan bark oak (Lithocarpus), all ...

Oak cynipid gall inquilines of Iran (Hym.: Cynipidae: Synergini), with description of new species

ده گونه زنبور اینکوئیلاین (inquiline) همزیست با زنبورهای گالزای بلوط (خانواده‌ی Cynipidae) متعلق به قبیله‌های Cynipini و Synergini برای اولین بار از ایران گزارش می‌شوند. مناطق پراکنش و ارتباط میزبانی آنها نیز ارائه می‌گردد. این گونه ها عبارتند از: Ceroptres cerri Mayr، C. clavicornis Hartig، Saphonecrus haimi (Mayr)، Synergus gallaepomiformis (B. de Fonsc.)، S. pallidipennis Mayr، S. pallipes H...

Bayesian Phylogenetics and the Evolution of Gall Wasps