Primer reporte de una especie de cinípido dañina para Q. humboldtii en Colombia: Zapatella petiolata n. sp. Pujade-Villar & Caicedo (Hym., Cynipidae)

Authors

  • Juli Pujade i Villar
  • Guadalupe Caicedo
  • Pedro A. Rodríguez
  • Sara Fernández-Garzón
  • Marcos Roca-Causachs

Abstract

A new species of Zapatella Melika & Pujade-Villar, 2012 capable of causing enormous distortions in the appearance of Q. humboldtii Bonpl. is described from Colombia: Z. petiolata Pujade-Villar & Caicedo n. sp. It is the first damaging species of cynipid for Colombia. This species causes a plurilocular and woody gall in the petioles of the leaves of the young branches causing the death of the infected shoots. The new species is described and illustrated, data of the damage and biology are provided, and the origin and dispersion of this new species is discussed. Taphrina caerulescens (fungus, Ascomycota) is mentioned for the first time from South America in oaks where the new Cynipid species is present. The barcoding of this new species is provided.

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Published

2018-02-27

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