Abstract
A new species of oak gallwasp, Andricus partali n. sp. (Hym., Cynipidae: Cynipini), is described from Costa Rica inducing galls on the leaves of Q. costaricensis Liebm. (Section Lobatae). We provide a description, diagnosis, and information about the distribution and biology of the new species.
Highlights
Coffeikokkos Pujade-Villar and Melika, and Zapatella Pujade-Villar and Melika (Medianero and Nieves-Aldrey 2013; Pujade-Villar et al 2012a, 2012b, respectively)
The Nearctic and Western Palaearctic regions have accumulated the greatest number of described species of oak gall wasps (Stone et al 2002), but recently new hotspots of cynipid diversity are being discovered in the Eastern Palaearctic and Oriental regions (Pénzes et al 2018)
Several species of in Neotropical oak gall wasp have been newly described belonging to the genera: Amphibolips Reinhard, Andricus Hartig, Bassettia Ashmead, Disholcaspis Dalla Torre Kieffer, Loxaulus Mayr, Melikaiella Pujade-Villar, Neuroterus Hartig, Odontocynips Kieffer and Striatoandricus Pujade-Villar, (e.g. CuestaPorta et al 2020; Fernández-Garzón et al 2017; Medianero and Nieves-Aldrey 2010, 2011a, 2011b, 2014; Medianero et al 2011a, 2011b; Melika et al 2009, 2011; Nieves-Aldrey and Medianero 2010; Nieves-Aldrey et al 2021; PujadeVillar 2008; Pujade-Villar and Rodríguez 2015; PujadeVillar et al 2015, 2017)
Summary
Coffeikokkos Pujade-Villar and Melika, and Zapatella Pujade-Villar and Melika (Medianero and Nieves-Aldrey 2013; Pujade-Villar et al 2012a, 2012b, respectively). Six species have been described from Costa Rica, though Pujade-Villar and Hanson (2006) estimated that the diversity of oak gall wasps (Cynipini) might be of more than 30 species.
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