Discovery of a new species of Synergus (Hymenoptera, Cynipidae, Synergini) based on morphology and molecular data

By

Wang, Xiudan
Luan, Liu
Zeng, Yang

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2024

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

1193

Pages

81--94

Subjects

ASAP , COI , gall wasp , inquilines , integrative taxonomy

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1193.105756

 

Abstract

A new species of gall inquiline, Synergus dilatatussp. nov., is described from Hubei Province, China. Morphological descriptions, photographs and biological information are provided. Mitochondrial cytochrome oxidase (COI) sequences of the new species were newly obtained and a molecular species delimitation analysis of 12 species of Synergus performed using the ASAP method recovered 16 molecular operational taxonomic units, providing support for recognition of the new species. The results also highlight a few conflicts between morphological and molecular species delimitations in Synergus.