ZooKeys 493: Afrotropical Cynipoidea (Hymenoptera)

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Language: English

ZooKeys 493: Afrotropical Cynipoidea (Hymenoptera) constitutes the first part of the initiative to document Afrotropical hymenopteran diversity and provides a current synthesis of Afrotropical cynipoid systematics, including an overview of biological associations, and the first key to all cynipoid genera of the Afrotropical region. The Afrotropical Cynipoidea are represented by 306 described species and 54 genera in four families: Cynipidae, Figitidae, Liopteridae and Ibaliidae, the latter represented by a single introduced species. As part of this overview assessment seven new genus-level synonymies, one genus resurrected from synonymy, 54 new combinations, one combination reinstated, and one new replacement name are presented. Interactive Lucid Phoenix and Lucid matrix identification keys are available online on WaspWeb. The development of this resource is aimed to facilitate future research on this ecologically and agriculturally important superfamily of wasps.

Contents

Introduction   4
Materials and methods   7
List of depositories   11
Key to families of Afrotropical Cynipoidea   13

Cynipidae   15
   Aylacini   17
      Phanacis Förster, 1860   17
   Synergini   17
      Rhoophilus Mayr, 1881   17
   Qwaqwaiini   20
      Qwaqwaia Liljeblad, Nieves-Aldrey & Melika, 2011   20
Figitidae   20
   Anacharitinae   26
      Acanthaegilopsis Pujade-Villar, 2013   29
      Aegilips Walker in Haliday, 1835   30
      Anacharis Dalman, 1823   30
      Xyalaspis Hartig, 1843   31
   Aspicerinae   34
      Anacharoides Cameron, 1904   36
      Aspicera Dahlbom, 1842   38
      Melanips Walker in Haliday, 1835   40
      Prosaspicera Kieffer, 1907   41
   Charipinae   43
      Alloxysta Förster, 1869   45
      Apocharips Fergusson, 1986   47
      Dilyta Förster, 1869   47
      Phaenoglyphis Förster, 1869.  50
   Emargininae   51
      Thoreauella Girault, 1930   51
   Eucoilinae   54
      Diglyphosematini   76
         Afrostilba Benoit, 1956a, stat. n.   76
         Ealata Quinlan, 1986   79
         Ganaspidium Weld, 1955   81
         Gronotoma Förster, 1869   82
         Nordlanderia Quinlan, 1986   83
         Paradiglyphosema Lin, 1988   85
      Eucoilini   85
         Afrodontaspis Weld, 1961   85
         Bothrochacis Cameron, 1904   88
         Leptopilina Förster, 1869   90
         Linoeucoila Lin, 1988   92
         Trybliographa Förster, 1869   94
      Ganaspini   95
         Aganaspis Lin, 1987   96
         Didyctium Riley, 1879   97
         Endecameris Yoshimoto, 1963   99
         Ganaspis Förster, 1869   100
         Gastraspis Lin, 1988   102
         Hexacola Förster, 1869   104
      Kleidotomini   106
         Cothonaspis Hartig, 1840   106
         Kleidotoma Westwood, 1833   106
      Trichoplastini   110
         Angustacorpa Quinlan, 1988   110
         Nanocthulhu Buffington, 2012   110
         Rhoptromeris Förster, 1869   112
         Stentorceps Quinlan, 1984   115
         Trichoplasta Benoit, 1956a   117
      Tribal placement uncertain   119
         Garudella Buffington & Forshage, 2014   119
         Leptolamina Yoshimoto, 1962   119
         Micreriodes Yoshimoto, 1962   123
   Figitinae   124
      Figites Latreille, 1802   127
      Lonchidia Thomson, 1862   128
      Neralsia Cameron, 1883   129
      Xyalophora Kieffer, 1901   131
   Pycnostigminae   131
      Pycnostigmus Cameron, 1905   133
      Tylosema Kieffer, 1905   135
Ibaliidae   136
   Ibalia Latreille, 1802   136
Liopteridae   138
   Mayrellinae   140
      Paramblynotus Cameron, 1908   140
   Oberthuerellinae   144
      Oberthuerella Saussure, 1890   145
      Tessmannella Hedicke, 1912   146
      Xenocynips Kieffer, 1910a   149

Discussion   149
Acknowledgements   155
References   155

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