Cynipidae, Latreille, 1802

Şchiopu, Ion, 2025, Gall wasps-inducers and inquilines (Hymenoptera: Cynipidae and Diplolepididae) from Dobrogea Province (South-Eastern of Romania), including new species records for this area, Zootaxa 5665 (1), pp. 1-36 : 24

Galls of Cynipidae species new to Romania’s fauna

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Figures

FIGURE 2. Aulacidea andriescui Şchiopu, Tataroğlu & KatılmıŞ, 2024, galls on Sonchus palustris L.: a—plurilocular galls into stem; b—monolocular galls in leaves; c, d—longitudinal sections through stem (show larval chambers and larvae) (Photo: I. Şchiopu).

FIGURE 3. Aulacidea follioti Barbotin, 1972. galls in the stem of Sonchus asper (L.) Hill. (Photo: I. Şchiopu).

FIGURE 4. Aylax minor Hartig, 1840, galls in capsules of Papaver rhoeas L., left—groups of galls extracted from capsules; middle—galls separated between capsule septa; right—cross-section through a group of galls exposing larval cells and larvae (Photo: I. Şchiopu).

FIGURE 5. Iraella ionescui Pujade-Villar & Şchiopu, 2015, full-grown galls in basal stem of Papaver rhoeas L. (Photo: I. Şchiopu).

FIGURE 6. Phanacis dobrogicus Şchiopu, Tataroğlu & KatılmıŞ, 2024, galls on Crepis foetida subsp. rhoeadifolia (M. Bieb.) Čelak.: a,b—plurilocular galls on basal leaves; c—sections through mature galls (reveal the larval chambers and larvae). (Photo: I.Şchiopu).

FIGURE 7. Andricus burgundus Giraud, 1859 galls on flower bud of Quercus cerris L., left and the middle—grouped galls, right—isolated galls with emergence holls of adults (Photo: I. Şchiopu).

FIGURE 8. Andricus legitimus Wiebes-Rijks, 1980, galls in stunted acorns of Quercus pedunculiflora C.Koch: a. acorn with adult emergence hole; b. section in acorn—the larval chamber and larva of the gall wasp species Andricus legitimus; c–f. section in acorns—larval chambers and larvae belong to inquiline species Synergus clandestinus Eady, 1952 (Photo: I. Şchiopu).

FIGURE 9. Andricus trotteri Kieffer, 1898 on Quercus pubescens Willd.: left—galls with emergence holes of adults, right— posterior view of galls (Photo: I. Şchiopu)

FIGURE 10. Callirhytis rufescens (Mayr, 1882): a–c galls of asexual generation in acorn of Quercus cerris L.; d–f galls of sexual generation in twigs of Quercus robur L. (d–e emergence hols of adults, f—section through larval chambers) (Photo: I. Şchiopu).

FIGURE 11. A. Cerroneuroterus aggregatus (Wachtl, 1880)—galls of sexual generation on bark B. Cerroneuroterus obtectus (Wachtl, 1880)—galls of sexual generation in buds, both species on Quercus cerris L. (Photo: I. Şchiopu).