The Description of Zapatella davisae, New Species, (Hymenoptera: Cynipidae) a Pest Gallwasp of Black Oak (Quercus velutina) in New England, USA.

Matthew L. Buffington; George Melika; Monica Davis; Joseph S. Elkinton

doi:10.4289/0013-8797.118.1.14

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Matthew L. Buffington,¹ George Melika,² Monica Davis,³ Joseph S. Elkinton³

¹(MLB) Systematic Entomology Laboratory, ARS-USDA, c/o National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution,10th & Constitution Ave NW, MRC 168, Washington, DC 20560 urn:lsid:zoobank.org:author:603275DE-9AE3-40C6-8AD7-6A2AF7485F35
²(GM) Plant Health and Molecular Biology Laboratory, National Food Chain Safety Office, Directorate of Plant Protection, Soil Conservation and Agrienvironment, Budaörsi str. 141-145, Budapest 1118, Hungary. E-mail: urn:lsid:zoobank.org:author:A6FEF77
³(MD & JSE) Department of Environmental Conservation, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 01003 MD: urn:lsid:zoobank.org:author:2AA1D888-3287-409B-B8FF-C185FF987E86 JE: urn:lsid:zoobank.org:author:F9C03B49-E783-4C8B-A44F-F167E03D01CF

Abstract

Many species of gall wasp (Cynipidae) essentially co-exist with their host oak tree species. Occasionally, the association becomes destructive to the tree, as is the case with Zapatella davisae, new species. This species is a twig galler, and as such, in the cases of heavy infestation, cause flagging, leaf clumping, and dieback of branches and twigs. Historical records of other species of Zapatella suggest that members of this genus have a checkered record with respect to damaging their host plants in North America, and these data are summarized here.

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Matthew L. Buffington, George Melika, Monica Davis, and Joseph S. Elkinton "The Description of Zapatella davisae, New Species, (Hymenoptera: Cynipidae) a Pest Gallwasp of Black Oak (Quercus velutina) in New England, USA.," Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 118(1), 14-26, (3 March 2016). https://doi.org/10.4289/0013-8797.118.1.14

Published: 3 March 2016

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