What is Femuros (Cynipidae: Cynipini)?
The North American oak gall wasp genus Femuros Kinsey is revised after its re-establishment in 2015. Morphological evidence suggests that only 3 species described by Kinsey belong to this genus: F. repandae Kinsey, F. ocri Kinsey, and F. ruidum Kinsey. The rest of the species are transferred to the genus Andricus Hartig: A. geniale (Kinsey) comb. rev., A. integrum (Kinsey) comb. rev., A. lusum (Kinsey) comb. rev., and A. perfectum (Kinsey) comb. rev. A new species with slightly swollen femora but without an apical lobe and without internal tibial carina is described: A. calvoi sp. nov. We provide descriptions, redescriptions, diagnoses, keys to species, and information on biology, phenology, and distribution.
Authors
- George Melika (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5204-6890)
- Víctor Cuesta-Porta (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6616-904X)
- Juli Pujade‐Villar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7798-2717)
Institutions
- National Food Chain Safety Office (HU)
- Universitat de Barcelona (ES)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad
- Published
- 2025-06-13
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.22201/ib.20078706e.2025.96.5584
- Primary Topic
- Hymenoptera taxonomy and phylogeny
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00