A new species of Ormyrus Westwood (Hymenoptera, Ormyridae) developing in figs of Ficus microcarpa in Europe
Known by many names, the Chinese banyan (Ficus microcarpa L.) is a monoecious plant species originating from south-eastern Asia which has been introduced as an ornamental in numerous areas outside its native range, including the Mediterranean. Like every species of Ficus, it is associated with a se...
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Known by many names, the Chinese banyan (Ficus microcarpa L.) is a monoecious plant species originating from south-eastern Asia which has been introduced as an ornamental in numerous areas outside its native range, including the Mediterranean. Like every species of Ficus, it is associated with a series of chalcid wasp species, known as fig wasps. These species are distributed in the families Agaonidae, Epichrysomallidae, Eurytomidae, Ormyridae and Pteromalidae. In this publication, we describe a new species of Ormyrus Westwood, 1832 (Hymenoptera, Chalcidoidea, Ormyridae), O. microcarpae Askew & Koutsoukos sp. nov., reared from figs of F. microcarpa collected from Greece and Cyprus. The new species is compared with O. lini and O. watshami. This species is likely to be a parasitoid of Meselatus bicolor Chen, 1999 (Hymenoptera, Epichrysomallidae). In addition, the previously unknown female of O. lini is also described and illustrated. This publication constitutes the first report of species of Ormyrus associated with figs in Europe.
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| spelling | doaj.art-51a6a077f29f4a1097e074b5621a7ec82024-01-17T23:33:39ZengConsortium of European Natural History MuseumsEuropean Journal of Taxonomy2118-97732024-01-01917110.5852/ejt.2024.917.2397A new species of Ormyrus Westwood (Hymenoptera, Ormyridae) developing in figs of Ficus microcarpa in EuropeEvangelos Koutsoukos0Stephen G. Compton1Simon van Noort2Dimitrios N. Avtzis3Richard R. Askew4Department of Ecology and Systematics, Faculty of Biology, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 15784 Athens, GreeceSchool of Biology, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, United KingdomResearch and Exhibitions Department, South African Museum, Iziko Museums of South Africa, PO Box 61 and Department of Biological Sciences, University of Cape Town, Private Bag, Rondebosch, 7701, South AfricaForest Research Institute, Hellenic Agricultural Organization Demeter, Vassilika, Thessaloniki, GreeceLe Bourg Est, 24510 St Marcel du Périgord, France Known by many names, the Chinese banyan (Ficus microcarpa L.) is a monoecious plant species originating from south-eastern Asia which has been introduced as an ornamental in numerous areas outside its native range, including the Mediterranean. Like every species of Ficus, it is associated with a series of chalcid wasp species, known as fig wasps. These species are distributed in the families Agaonidae, Epichrysomallidae, Eurytomidae, Ormyridae and Pteromalidae. In this publication, we describe a new species of Ormyrus Westwood, 1832 (Hymenoptera, Chalcidoidea, Ormyridae), O. microcarpae Askew & Koutsoukos sp. nov., reared from figs of F. microcarpa collected from Greece and Cyprus. The new species is compared with O. lini and O. watshami. This species is likely to be a parasitoid of Meselatus bicolor Chen, 1999 (Hymenoptera, Epichrysomallidae). In addition, the previously unknown female of O. lini is also described and illustrated. This publication constitutes the first report of species of Ormyrus associated with figs in Europe. https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/view/2397GreeceCyprusOrmyrusnew species |
| spellingShingle | Evangelos Koutsoukos Stephen G. Compton Simon van Noort Dimitrios N. Avtzis Richard R. Askew A new species of Ormyrus Westwood (Hymenoptera, Ormyridae) developing in figs of Ficus microcarpa in Europe European Journal of Taxonomy Greece Cyprus Ormyrus new species |
| title | A new species of Ormyrus Westwood (Hymenoptera, Ormyridae) developing in figs of Ficus microcarpa in Europe |
| title_full | A new species of Ormyrus Westwood (Hymenoptera, Ormyridae) developing in figs of Ficus microcarpa in Europe |
| title_fullStr | A new species of Ormyrus Westwood (Hymenoptera, Ormyridae) developing in figs of Ficus microcarpa in Europe |
| title_full_unstemmed | A new species of Ormyrus Westwood (Hymenoptera, Ormyridae) developing in figs of Ficus microcarpa in Europe |
| title_short | A new species of Ormyrus Westwood (Hymenoptera, Ormyridae) developing in figs of Ficus microcarpa in Europe |
| title_sort | new species of ormyrus westwood hymenoptera ormyridae developing in figs of ficus microcarpa in europe |
| topic | Greece Cyprus Ormyrus new species |
| url | https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/view/2397 |
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