Journal article
One must imagine Sisyphus happy: integrative taxonomic characterization of 22 new Ceroptres species (Hymenoptera: Cynipidae: Ceroptresini)
Zootaxa, Vol.5508(1), pp.1-63
09/17/2024
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5508.1.1
PMID: 39646600
Abstract
We describe new species in the genus Ceroptres Hartig, 1840 (Hymenoptera: Cynipidae: Ceroptresini) represented by voucher material sequenced by Ward et al. (2024). We describe 22 new species, all authored by Nastasi, Smith, & Davis: C. anansii sp. nov., C. anzui sp. nov., C. bruti sp. nov., C. curupira sp. nov., C. daleki sp. nov., C. dandoi sp. nov., C. demerzelae sp. nov., C. iktomii sp. nov., C. jabbai sp. nov., C. jarethi sp. nov., C. lokii sp. nov., C. lupini sp. nov., C. mallowi sp. nov., C. promethei sp. nov., C. sandiegoae sp. nov., C. selinae sp. nov., C. soloi sp. nov., C. songae sp. nov., C. swiperi sp. nov., C. thrymi sp. nov., C. tikoloshei sp. nov., and C. zorroi sp. nov. After our taxonomic treatment, the genus Ceroptres includes 43 species, all but three of which are known from North America. Among our new species are two reared from cecidomyiid midge galls, an association previously recorded but without valid taxonomic association. We provide new records for two additional previously described species; we record C. ensiger (Walsh, 1864) from Pennsylvania and confirm characters for the male, and we record C. lanigerae Ashmead, 1885 from Texas. We also examined several putative species corresponding to either C. cornigera Melika & Buss, 2002 and/or C. frondosae Ashmead, 1896, which we regard as a species complex that requires elucidation in future studies. To enable further studies on Ceroptres, we provide an updated key to North American females. Overall, we find that species of Ceroptres are host specialists associated with a single host gall species or several galls that are phylogenetically or ecologically related. We suggest that there are many North American species of Ceroptres, possibly hundreds, still awaiting collection and characterization. Key words: agastoparasitism, Cecidomyiidae, Cynipini, gall, inquiline"-- Page 4. Source: National Library of New Zealand Te Puna Matauranga o Aotearoa, licensed by the Department of Internal Affairs for re-use under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 New Zealand Licence.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- One must imagine Sisyphus happy: integrative taxonomic characterization of 22 new Ceroptres species (Hymenoptera: Cynipidae: Ceroptresini)
- Creators
- Louis F NastasiCecil N SmithCharles K. DavisAnna K. G WardGuerin BrownY. Miles ZhangShannon RollinsChris FriesenCarly M TribullAndrew A ForbesAndrew R Deans
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Zootaxa, Vol.5508(1), pp.1-63
- DOI
- 10.11646/zootaxa.5508.1.1
- PMID
- 39646600
- NLM abbreviation
- Zootaxa
- ISBN
- 1779731531; 9781779731531
- ISSN
- 1175-5326
- eISSN
- 1175-5334
- Publisher
- Magnolia Press; Auckland, New Zealand
- Grant note
- National Science Foundation: DEB-1856626 Society of Systematic Biologists: Mini-ARTS and the Graduate Student Research AwardErickson Discovery Grant (The Pennsylvania State University)University of IowaCenter for Global and Regional Environmental Research
This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. DEB-1856626. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation. LFN was supported by two awards from the Society of Systematic Biologists: Mini-ARTS and the Graduate Student Research Award. CNS was supported by the Erickson Discovery Grant (The Pennsylvania State University) . Funding for some collections was provided to AAF by the University of Iowa and to AKGW by the Center for Global and Regional Environmental Research.
- Alternative title
- Integrative taxonomy of new Ceroptres
- Date published
- 09/17/2024
- Academic Unit
- Biology; University College Courses
- Record Identifier
- 9984969106502771
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