Plagiotrochus Mayr, 1881

Shachar, Einat, Melika, George, Inbar, Moshe & Dorchin, Netta, 2018, The oak gall wasps of Israel (Hymenoptera, Cynipidae, Cynipini) - diversity, distribution and life history, Zootaxa 4521 (4), pp. 451-498 : 476

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scientific name	Plagiotrochus Mayr, 1881
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The genus is represented by 14 species in the Western Palearctic, of mostly Mediterranean distribution, which induce galls on all parts of oaks from section Ilex and less commonly Cerris ( Nieves-Aldrey 2001; Melika & Abrahamson 2002). Seven species are known in the Eastern Palaearctic ( Tang et al. 2016b). Both generations are known for most species, the majority of which are associated only with evergreen oaks. Adults resemble those of Chilaspis . Three species are known from Israel on Q. calliprinos , one of which has been found only once.

References

Mayr, G. (1881) Die Genera der gallenbewohnenden Cynipiden. Jahresberichte der Communal-Oberrealschule im I. Bezirke, Wien, 20, 1 - 38.

Melika, G. & Abrahamson, W. G. (2002) Review of the world genera of oak cynipid wasps (Hymenoptera: Cynipidae: Cynipini). In: Melika, G. & Thuroczy, C. (Eds.), Parasitic Wasps: Evolution, Systematics, Biodiversity and Biology Control, Agroinform, Budapest, pp. 150 - 190.

Nieves-Aldrey, J. L. (2001) Hymenoptera, Cynipidae. In: Ramos, M. A. (Eds.), Fauna Iberica. Fol. 16. Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales, CSIC, Madrid, pp. 1 - 636.

Tang, C. - T., Yang, M. - M., Stone, G. N., Nicholls, J. A. & Melika, G. (2016 b) A new Plagiotrochus Mayr oak gall wasp species from Taiwan (Hymenoptera: Cynipidae: Cynipini). Journal of Asia-Pacific Entomology, 19, 531 - 536.