A new genus of oak gallwasp, Coffeikokkos Pujade-Villar & Melika, gen. n., with a description of a new species from Costa Rica (Hymenoptera, Cynipidae)

Zookeys. 2012:(168):19-29. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.168.2030. Epub 2012 Jan 31.

Abstract

A new genus of oak gallwasp, Coffeikokkos Pujade-Villar & Melika, gen. n., is described from Costa Rica. Diagnostic characters and generic limits of the new genus are discussed in detail. The new genus includes Coffeikokkos copeyensis Pujade-Villar & Melika, sp. n., which induces galls on stems of Quercus bumelioides, an endemic oak to Costa Rica, Honduras and Panama. The new species and galls are described and illustrated.

Keywords: Coffeikokkos; Cynipini; Neotropical Region; Quercus bumelioides; biology; distribution; morphology; taxonomy.