| A new record of Andricus quercusramuli Linn. (Cynipidae: Cynipinae: Cynipini) from Iran |
| Paper ID : 1269-3IICE (R1) |
| Authors: |
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majid tavakoli *1, Samad Khaghaninia2, George Melika3, Graham Stone4, Asadollah Hosseini-Chegeni5 1Lorestan Agricultural & Natural Resources Research Center, Khorramabad, Iran 2University of Tabriz, Department of Plant Protection, Faculty of Agriculture, 51664, Tabriz, I.R.Iran 3Plant Health and Molecular Biology Laboratory, National Food Chain Safety Office, Directorate of Plant Protection, Soil Conservation and Agri-environment, Budaorsi str. 141-145, Budapest 1118, Hungary 4Institute of Evolutionary Biology, University of Edinburgh, King's Buildings, Edinburgh EH9 3FL, United Kingdom 5Iran-Lorestan-Khorramabad-University of Lorestan-Faculty of Agriculture-Department of Plant Protection |
| Abstract: |
| The systematics of cynipids has gradually evolved over the last decade. Cynipid wasp taxonomy was revised in 2006 to include 12 tribes (rather than the previous 6) based on phylogenetic analysis derived from the molecular data, morphology, and life history. During the study conducted on Cynipini gallwasps of Iran in 2018 the oak galls samples were collected from Quercus robur (Fagaceae) at University of Tabriz County then they were reared in laboratory conditions to emerge sexual generation adult cynipid wasps. The identified gallwasps specimens and its associated galls are retained in the collection plant galls of Natural Recourses Research Center, Lorestan, Iran. This species were identified according to taxonomical keys as Andricus quercusramuli based on the following characters; Female: body length 1.3-1.7 mm, the body and its appendages entirely in light yellow with uniformly scattered white hairs, wing vein distinct in brown, head with cobbled pattern, antenna with 14 segments longer than head + thorax, Male: body length 1.2-1.6 mm, similar to female in appearance as a color amber, antenna with 15 segments a little longer than body length, curveted follicular segment, in spring season on oak host, Q. Robur, the galls with sexual generation are seen on catkins as a cotton mass with sponged soft tissue. This mass is composed of small units adhering together. Generally, gall may be seen as oval or spherical with 20-8 mm diameter having 1 to 20 larval cells. Galls morphs may be found into two various color including yellowish white and pinkish cream. The oak host species of this wasp more rarely occurred in Iran. This is the new record of Andricus quercusramuli from Iran. |
| Keywords: |
| Cynipidae, Andricus quercusramuli, Iran, Tabriz |
| Status : Paper Accepted (Poster Presentation) |
