Description of a new species of Euderus Haliday from the southeastern United States (Hymenoptera, Chalcidoidea, Eulophidae): the crypt-keeper wasp

By

Egan, Scott
Weinersmith, Kelly
Liu, Sean
Ridenbaugh, Ryan
Zhang, Y. Miles
Forbes, Andrew

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2017

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

645

Pages

37-49

Subjects

Bassettia pallida , Chalcidoidea , Cynipidae , Euderus , Eulophidae , new species , Quercus geminata , Quercus virginiana

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.645.11117

 

Abstract

A new species of the genus Euderus Haliday, Euderus set sp. n., is described and illustrated from the southeastern United States, where it parasitizes the crypt gall wasp, Bassettia pallida Ashmead, 1896, on live oaks in the genus Quercus (subsection Virentes). This is the 1st species of the genus reported from the southeastern United States to parasitize cynipid gall wasps and the 3rd species of the genus reported to attack cynipids in North America. Modified sections of the identification keys to subgenera and species of Euderus (Yoshimoto, 1971) are included to integrate the new species.