Phanacis urospermi (Kieffer, 1901) (Hymenoptera, Cynipidae)- an interestin reord from Malta

The only Cynipidae so far recorded from Malta is Diplolepis eglanteriae (Hartig, 1840) which induces smooth pea-like galls on Rosa sempervirens L. (Mifsud, 2016). Recently, one of us (MZ) reared a species of Cynipidae from a stem gall of Urospermum picroides (L.) F.W. Schmidt. Some information on th...

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Bibliographic Details
Authors: Mifsud, David, Zerafa, Michael, Pujade, Juli, 1960-
Format: article
Status:Published version
Publication Date:2019
Country:España
Institution:Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya)
Repository:Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunya
OAI Identifier:oai:recercat.cat:2445/166602
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/2445/166602
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Himenòpters
Malta
Hymenoptera
Description
Summary:The only Cynipidae so far recorded from Malta is Diplolepis eglanteriae (Hartig, 1840) which induces smooth pea-like galls on Rosa sempervirens L. (Mifsud, 2016). Recently, one of us (MZ) reared a species of Cynipidae from a stem gall of Urospermum picroides (L.) F.W. Schmidt. Some information on this rare species is provided here under.