Cecinothofagus gallaelenga

Cecinothofagus gallaelenga is a species of gall wasp.[1] Cecinothofagus species are thought to be parasitoids or lethal inhabitants of galls induced by species of Aditrochus on Nothofagus.[1]

Cecinothofagus gallaelenga
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Hymenoptera
Suborder:
Apocrita
Superfamily:
Cynipoidea
Family:
Cynipidae
Genus:
Cecinothofagus
Species:
C. gallaelenga
Binomial name
Cecinothofagus gallaelenga
Nieves-Aldrey et al., 2009

References
  1. Nieves-Aldrey, JOSÉ LUIS, M. Hernández Nieves, and Johan AA Nylander. "Revision and phylogenetics of the genus Paraulax Kieffer (Hymenoptera, Cynipidae) with biological notes and description of a new tribe, a new genus, and five new species." Zootaxa 2200 (2009): 1-40.

Further reading
  • Polidori, Carlo, and José L. Nieves-Aldrey. "Diverse Filters to Sense: Great Variability of Antennal Morphology and Sensillar Equipment in Gall-Wasps (Hymenoptera: Cynipidae)." (2014): e101843.
  • Polidori, Carlo, Alberto Jorge García, and José L. Nieves-Aldrey. "Breaking up the wall: metal-enrichment in ovipositors, but not in mandibles, co-varies with substrate hardness in gall-wasps and their associates." PLoS ONE 8.7 (2013): e70529.


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