Melikaiella
| Melikaiella | |
|---|---|
| Melikaiella | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Cynipidae |
| Tribe: | Cynipini |
| Genus: | Melikaiella Pujade-Villar, 2014 |
| Type species | |
| Melikaiella amphibolensis Pujade-Villar, 2014
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Melikaiella is a genus of wasps belonging to the family Cynipidae.[1]
The genus is named after entomologist and cynipidologist, George Melika.[2]
The species of this genus are found in North America.[1]
Species
The following are accepted species in the genus:[1][2]
- Melikaiella amphibolensis Pujade-Villar, 2014
- Melikaiella bicolor Pujade-Villar, 2014
- Melikaiella corrugis (Bassett, 1881)
- Melikaiella flora (Weld, 1922)
- Melikaiella fructicola (Ashmead, 1897)
- Melikaiella fructuosa (Weld, 1922)
- Melikaiella lupana (Weld, 1944)
- Melikaiella ostensackeni Pujade-Villar, 2014
- Melikaiella papula (Bassett, 1881)
- Melikaiella reticulata Pujade-Villar, 2014
- Melikaiella sonorae (Weld, 1944)
- Melikaiella tumifica (Osten Sacken, 1865)
References
- ^ a b c "Melikaiella Pujade-Villar, 2014". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
- ^ a b Universitat de Barcelona; Pujade-Villar, J.; Cibrián-Tovar, D.; Cibrián-Llanderal, V. D.; Equihua-Martínez, A.; Estrada Venegas, E. G.; Lomeli Flores, J. R.; Colegio de posgraduados; Serrano Muñoz, M.; Instituto Politécnico Nacional. Escuela Nacional de Ciencias Biológicas (2014-07-31). "A new genus of oak gallwasp, Melikaiella Pujade-Villar Hymenoptera: Cynipidae: Cynipini), from the Nearctic region". Dugesiana. 21 (1): 1–29. doi:10.32870/dugesiana.v21i1.4125.