Description of a new species of Chrysonotomyia Ashmead from Houston, Texas, USA (Hymenoptera, Chalcidoidea, Eulophidae).

ABSTRACT: A new species of the genus Chrysonotomyia Ashmead, Chrysonotomyiasusbelli sp. nov., is described from the Rice University campus in Houston, Texas, USA. The species is a parasitoid emerging from Neuroterusnr.bussae galls in leaves of the southern live oak (Quercusvirginiana). This represents the 6^th species described from North America north of Mexico and the first in the world known to parasitize cynipid gall wasps. This discovery hints at an entire undiscovered niche between Chrysonotomyia parasitoids, cynipid gall wasps, and oaks in the Nearctic, which is a global biodiversity hotspot for oaks and cynipids. This new species description is complemented by mtDNA-COI-barcode data and information on the natural history of this species. We record

SUBMITTER: O'Loughlin B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11424984 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature