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A New genus of oak gallwasps, Zapatella Pujade-Villar & Melika, gen. n. with a description of two new species from the Neotropics (Hymenoptera, Cynipidae, Cynipini)
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A new genus of cynipid oak gallwasp, Zapatella Pujade-Villar & Melika, gen. n. (Hymenoptera: Cynipidae: Cynipini), with two new species, Zapatella grahami Pujade-Villar & Melika, sp. n. and Zapatella nievesaldreyi Melika & Pujade-Villar, sp. n., is described from the Neotropics. Zapatella grahami,known only from the sexual generation,induces galls in acorns of Quercus costaricensis and is currently known only from Costa Rica. Zapatella nievesaldreyi, known only from the asexual generation, induces inconspicuous galls in twigs of Quercus humboldtii, and is known only from Colombia. Diagnostic characters for both new species are given in detail. Five Nearctic species are transferred from Callirhytis to Zapatella: Zapatella cryptica (Weld), comb. n., Zapatella herberti (Weld), comb. n., Zapatella oblata (Weld), comb. n., Zapatella quercusmedullae (Ashmead), comb. n.,Zapatella quercusphellos (Osten Sacken), comb. n. (= Zapatella quercussimilis (Bassett), syn. n.). A key based on adults for the species belonging to Zapatella is also given. Generic limits and morphological characteristics of Zapatella and closely related genera are discussed.
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PUJADE, Juli, et al. A New genus of oak gallwasps, Zapatella Pujade-Villar & Melika, gen. n. with a description of two new species from the Neotropics (Hymenoptera, Cynipidae, Cynipini). ZooKeys. 2012. Vol. 210, num. 75-104. ISSN 1313-2989. [consulted: 16 of October of 2026]. Available at: https://hdl.handle.net/2445/166433