A new species of Allorhogas (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Doryctinae) inducing ovule galls on Miconia chamissois Naudin, a potentially invasive shrub in the Brazilian cerrado

• Published in: Journal of natural history Vol. 53; no. 33-34; pp. 2073 - 2085
• Main Authors: Joele, Flávia R., Rezende, Uiara C., Samacá-Sáenz, Ernesto, Cardoso, João C. F., Oliveira, Denis C., Zaldívar-Riverón, Alejandro
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Abingdon Taylor & Francis 10.09.2019; Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Subjects: Allorhogas; biocontrol; Biological control; Braconidae; Brazil; cerrado; ecosystems; Fruits; Gall; Galls; Hymenoptera; Inquilinism; invasive species; Melastomataceae; Miconia; Miconia chamissois; Mitochondria; Neotropics; New species; Ovules; Phylogeny; Plant diversity; Plants; Predators; ribosomal DNA; Seeds; species diversity; vascular plants; wasps; Brazil; Cerrado Biome

Allorhogas Gahan (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) is a mainly Neotropical doryctine wasp genus whose species have been associated with 11 vascular plant families. All species of Allorhogas whose feeding habits are known are confirmed or presumed to be phytophagous, either by being gall inducers on seeds, s...