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Qwaqwaia Liljeblad, Nieves-Aldrey & Melika

(Life: Kingdom: Metazoa (animals); Phylum: Arthropoda; Class: Hexapoda; Order: Hymenoptera; Superfamily: Cynipoidea;  Family: Cynipidae; Subfamily: Cynipinae)

Qwaqwaia Liljeblad, Nieves-Aldrey & Melika, 2011. Type speciesQwaqwaia scolopiae Liljeblad, Nieves-Aldrey & Melika

Qwaqwaia scolopiae Liljeblad, Nieves-Aldrey & Melika
Distribution

Afrotropical: South Africa.

Biology

Gall inducer on Scolopia mundii (Salicaceae), a woody plant of the eudicot subclass Rosidae.

Reference

Liljeblad, J., Nieves-Aldrey, J.L., Neser, S. & Melika, G. 2011. Adding another piece to the cynipoid puzzle: the description of a new tribe, genus and species of gall wasp (Hymenoptera: Cynipidae) endemic to The Republic of South Africa. Zootaxa 2806: 35–52.

Credits

Photographs © Liljeblad, J., Nieves-Aldrey, J.L., Neser, S. & Melika, G.

Matt Buffington (Systematic Entomology Laboratory, USDA/ARS) played an integral role in the development of the Cynipoidea pages


Web author Simon van Noort (Iziko South African Museum)

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