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Synergini
Synergini is a tribe (biology), tribe of gall wasps in the subfamily Cynipinae. Genera The following genera are generally accepted within Synergini: * ''Agastoroxenia'' * ''Lithosaphonecrus'' * ''Saphonecrus'' * ''Rhoophilus'' * ''Synergus'' * ''Ufo (genus), Ufo'' All of these except ''Lithosaphonecrus'' and ''Rhoophilus'' are found in the eastern Palearctic realm. ''Synergus'' has the greatest number of species in Synergini. A reworking of the entire Cynipidae family published in 2015 transferred three genera formerly included in Synergini to other tribes - ''Ceroptres'' to a tribe of its own (Ceroptresini), and ''Periclistus'' and ''Synophromorpha'' to Diastrophini. Gall use Members of Synergini have lost the ability to create their own galls, and instead make use of galls left behind by other wasps. As a result, they are classified as inquilines.Melika G, Ros-Farré P, Pénzes Z, Ács Z, Pujade-Villar J 2005Ufo abei Melika et Pujade-Villar (Hymenoptera: Cynipidae: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ufo (genus)
''Ufo'' is a genus of gall wasps in the tribe (biology), tribe Synergini, first discovered in Japan.Melika G, Ros-Farré P, Pénzes Z, Ács Z, Pujade-Villar J 2005Ufo abei Melika et Pujade-Villar (Hymenoptera: Cynipidae: Synergini) new genus and new species from Japan.Acta Zoologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae 51 (4), 313–327. Its genus name ''Ufo'' comes from the common phrase "unidentified flying object", in this case applied because the researchers did not know what the wasp was when they first saw it. Genera Four species are currently classified within ''Ufo''.Melika, George & Tang, Chang-Ti & Yang, Man-Miao & Bihari, Péter & Bozsó, Miklós & Pénzes, Zsolt & Yang, Miao. (2012)New species of cynipid inquilines of the genus Ufo Melika & Pujade-Villar, 2005 (Hymenoptera: Cynipidae: Synergini) Zootaxa. 3478. 143-163. *''Ufo abei, U. abei'' (Melika et al. 2005) *''Ufo cerroneuroteri, U. cerroneuroteri'' (Melika et al. 2012) *''Ufo koreanus, U. koreanus'' (Melika et a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |