Mar Ferrer-Suay

University of Valencia | UV · Department of Zoology

Charipinae material collected from different countries within Balkan peninsula (Montenegro, Serbia and Slovenia) have been studied. Material was collected as a part of ecological studies related with aphid biological control programmes. In total 960 specimens have been identified, grouped in 19 species: 15 belong to Alloxysta (Förster, 1869) and fo...

Cynipoidea is a well-known and widely distributed superfamily of Hymenoptera. Members of Figitidae are parasitoids, and members of Cynipidae are phytophagous. Specimens belonging to this superfamily, collected from the Samsun province of Türkiye, have been studied. Two new Cynipoidea records are established from this country: Alloxysta castanea (Ha...

In this article we present the family Figitidae, cynipoid wasps which are parasitoids of i.e. syrphids and lacewings. We mainly discuss the history of the group in Belgium and the Netherlands, what has been done so far, and the ongoing projects and future perspectives.

The enemy release hypothesis, that the success of invading species is due to release from natural enemies that occur in their home range but not in the new range, can be an important explanation for successful invasions. Testing this hypothesis is difficult, however, because testing requires documented cases of not only successful, but also unsucce...

This article explores the historical knowledge surrounding the subfamily Charipinae (Hymenoptera: Cynipoidea: Figitidae) in Belgium and the Netherlands, primarily drawing upon existing literature. Its objective is to lay the groundwork for forthcoming publications based on fresh material, data from citizen science initiatives, and collections house...

Specimens from the subfamily Charipinae (Figitidae) deposited in the Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences (RBINS) were examined, in total 44 individuals were identified, belonging to eleven species. Five species are reported for the first time in Belgium: Alloxysta citripes (Thomson, 1862), A. fuscipes (Thomson, 1862), A. halterata (Thomson,...

Background The taxonomy of the hymenopteran parasitoid subfamily Charipinae (Hymenoptera: Cynipoidea: Figitidae) has, until recently, been in a state of chaos. While this situation has improved significantly in recent years, most of the efforts were focused on morphological data of typically old specimens. Here, we present the first integrative app...

The hymenopteran subfamily Charipinae (Cynipoidea: Figitidae) consist of a group of parasitic wasps that are exclusive hyperparasitoids of Hemipteran. The species boundaries in Charipinae have historically been unclear. While diagnostic morphological features have been established for the stepwise separation of species, it is recommended to confirm...

After the revision of Petr Starý’s Charipinae collection, four new species of Alloxysta Förster, 1869 have been found. This collection represents a good overview of the Charipinae fauna worldwide, although the best represented area is Central Europe. Here, we describe four new species of Alloxysta: A. llumae Ferrer-Suay sp. nov., A. onae Ferrer-Sua...

The subfamily Charipinae (Hymenoptera: Cynipoidea: Figitidae) has had a problematic taxonomic history as many species have been described without comprehensive revisions being undertaken. Reliably identifying these species based on morphological assessment has been almost impossible. Recently, the types of all species have been re-examined and phot...

Context Maintaining a balance between semi-natural habitats and arable land is not always feasible for farmers. The promotion of biological control agents can be addressed through management at farm or field level, and/or by deploying lower intensity, biodiversity-friendly practices which can act either directly or indirectly through their effect o...

In this paper, we discuss all Hymenoptera (10,085 specimens) captured on several urban green roofs in Belgium during 2020 and 2021. Our research aims to establish connections between species’ ecology and the specific habitat of extensive green roofs. Based on our findings, we propose potential life communities that can thrive in these habitats. Not...

Differences in the semi-natural vegetation of field margins will affect the biological control services derived from the presence of these semi-natural habitats adjacent to fields. Of the plant functional traits that are most relevant for insects, plant life forms reflect different aspects of plant structure and functioning that can help predict th...

Eight brachypterous species have been described within the hymenopteran genus Alloxysta. Intraspecific wing polymorphism linked to sex has been previously hypothesized within this genus and the aim of this work was to confirm whether the phylogenetic relationships based on morphological characters between brachypterous and macropterous species are...

A new brachypterous form of Alloxysta fracticornis (Thomson, 1862) has been found in the Museum of Natural History of Wroclaw University (Poland). This is the first time that this morphological variation has been recorded for A. fracticornis. The morphological features of this new form match with this species, except for the wing length, which is c...

Charipinae is an important subfamily of aphid hyperparasitoids. As aphids are some of the most significant pests in the world, studying the insect community associated with them is of crucial importance. Here, we review the biological information available on Charipinae. The information has been grouped into different sections: (a) historical backg...

In this study, we surveyed aphids and associated parasitoid wasps from six important crop species (wheat, sweet pepper, eggplant, broad bean, watermelon and sorghum), collected at 12 locations in the Kurdistan region of Iraq. A total of eight species of aphids were recorded which were parasitised by eleven species of primary parasitoids belonging t...

La introducción de Q. virginiana y Q. palustris en la Ciudad de Chihuahua (México) a partir de árboles provenientes de viveros localizados en los estados de Tamaulipas y Nuevo León, ha provocado la introducción de Andricus quercuslanigera (Ashmead, 1881) (= A. linaria (Kinsey, 1937) n. syn.). Esta especie agalladora de encinos, conocida solamente a...

Phaenoglyphis villosa (Hartig, 1841) (Hymenoptera: Figitidae: Charipinae) is a secondary endoparasitoid of Aphidiinae (Hymenoptera: Braconidae), a subfamily which are important primary parasitoids of aphids (Hemiptera: Aphididae). It is here registered for the first time in Brazil, collected from primary parasitoids in field-exposed aphids. Phaenog...

Charipinae (Cynipoidea: Figitidae) deposited in the Museum of Natural History of Wroclaw University (Poland) have been studied. Seven species are recorded for the first time from Poland: Alloxysta brachyptera (Hartig, 1840), A. castanea (Hartig, 1841), A. citripes (Thomson, 1862), A. consobrina (Zetterstedt, 1838), A. mullensis (Cameron, 1883), A....

In the present paper, we describe Xestophanopsis Pujade-Villar & Wang gen. n. to the tribe Diastrophini based on Ceroptres distinctus Wang, Liu & Chen, 2012 and transfer Ceroptres distinctus Wang, Liu & Chen, 2012 to Periclistus Foerster, 1869 as Periclistus setosus (Wang, Liu & Chen, 2012) comb. n. In addition, we report the first record of Pericl...

An annotated list of Figitidae (Hymenoptera: Cynipoidea) present in Iran is given. A total of 33 species belonging to 11 genera and five subfamilies are reported: Anacharitinae (3 genera, 4 species), Aspicerinae (2 genera, 4 species), Charipinae (3 genera, 21 species), Eucoilinae (1 species) and ‘unplaced tribe’ (2 genera, 3 species). Two species a...

Eight genera of Charipinae are defined, keyed out, and illustrated. Keys for all charipine species within each valid genus, including Alloxysta , Apocharips , Dilyta , Phaenoglyphis , and Thoreauana , are presented, except for Dilapothor , Lobopterocharips , and Lytoxysta , which are monotypic. Figures are provided to show the diagnostic morphologi...

Mexican species of Biorhiza Westwood are of doubtful generic affiliation after Kinsey described 11 species from Mexico in 1937. Moreover, two of them were transferred to Trigonaspis Hartig (B. nitellina Kinsey, 1937 and B. zinzala Kinsey, 1937) and another one to Cynips Linnaeus (B. socia Kinsey, 1937). The type material of all these species has be...

Due to their small size and smooth body, members of the figitid genus Alloxysta can be notoriously difficult to identify based on morphology alone. Moreover, several species are suspected to contain brachypterous variants that previously have been described under separate names. We used gene sequences of the mitochondrial gene cytochrome c oxidase...

Due to their small size and smooth body, members of the figitid genus Alloxysta can be notoriously difficult to identify based on morphology alone. Moreover, several species are suspected to contain brachypterous variants that previously have been described under separate names. We used gene sequences of the mitochondrial gene cytochrome c oxidase...

[Journal: Entomologiske Meddelelser]. Charipinae collected from different localities in Denmark and deposited in the Natural History Museum of Denmark have been revised. In total, 142 specimens have been identified grouped in nine species: Alloxysta brachyptera (Hartig, 1840), A. castanea (Hartig, 1841), A. citripes (Thomson, 1862), A. halterata (T...

In the framework of a study on citrus aphids in the NorthWestern of Algeria, we determined primary and secondary parasitoids on the main citrus aphid's species (Aphis spiraecola Patch, 1914 and Aphis gossypii Glover, 1877) during the first flushing period on Citrus sinen-sis var. Thomson in spring 2015. Among hyperparasitoids associated to A. spira...

The Charipinae Dalla Torre & Kieffer, 1910 present in the Palaearctic region are revised; 2410 specimens have been identified, belonging to 75 species: 52 to Alloxysta, one to Apocharips, six to Dilyta and 16 to Phaenoglyphis. For 33 species, new country-level distribution records are provided. Two new species are here described: Alloxysta palearct...

A complete revision of the world species of the genus Phaenoglyphis Förster, 1869 has been conducted. A total of 25 species of Phaenoglyphis are valid after studying their type material. Two new species are described: Phaenoglyphis belizinisp. n. and Phaenoglyphis palmiraesp. n. Two species are synonymized: P. dolichocera (Cameron, 1889) with P. ni...

The cotton aphid, Aphis gossypii (Hemiptera: Aphididae), is a serious pest of cotton across the globe, particularly in the cotton agroecosystems of northern China. Parasitic wasps are deemed to be important natural enemies of A. gossypii, but limited information exists about their species composition, richness and seasonal dynamics in northern Chin...

The Kinsey collection of gall wasps deposited in the American Museum of Natural History was studied. Some species of the genus Andricus were originally described based on cotypes: A. furnaceus, A. incomptum, A. marmoreus, A. peredurus, and A. tecturnarum. The type series of A. furnaceus and A. peredurus were previously studied and lectotypes were d...

A new species, Synergus mongolicus Pujade-Villar & Wang n. sp., is described from galls collected on twigs of Quercus mongolica. The morphological characters useful for differentiating the new species are also discussed. Three inquilines species are recorded from China for the first time: Saphonecrus shirakashii, Synergus belizinellus and S. symbio...

Parasitoids are important natural enemies of aphids in wheat fields of northern China, and interest in them has increased in recent years. However, little is known regarding parasitoids of wheat aphids, which has hindered the study and understanding of aphid-parasitoid interactions. In the present study, three primary parasitoids and 15 hyperparasi...

The Charipinae species of Central Europe are reviewed. Based on 1, 439 specimens, 36 species were identified. A diagnosis for each species is provided and the diagnostic features illustrated. Alloxysta hendrickxi (Benoit, 1956) and Alloxysta pilosa Ferrer-Suay & Pujade-Villar, 2013, are recorded from Europe for the first time. All the other species...

The six Mexican species described by Kinsey in 1937 originally belonging to Dros have been studied: D. moreliensis, D. periscellus, D. perlentus, D. petasus, D. picatus and D. repicatus. Here is concluded that Dros is a valid genus and three of the six species should be considered valid: D. moreliense comb. rest. (= D. periscele n. syn.), D. picatu...

The aim of this study is to review the brachypterous species within the genus Alloxysta Förster, 1869. The known brachypterous species of Alloxysta have been compared with fully winged species in order to establish hypotheses regarding dimorphism for wing length and shape. This analysis is based only on the morphological features shared between spe...

Charipinae material collected from different provinces of China has been studied. Twenty-one previously described species have been identified: Alloxysta arcuata, A. brevis, A. carinata, A. castanea, A. consobrina, A. fracticornis, A. leunisii, A. macrophadna, A. mullensis, A. obscurata, A. paretasmartinezi, A. pilipennis, A. pilosa, A. postica, A....

A new species of oak gall wasp, Andricus sphaericus Pujade-Villar n. sp., is described from Mexico. The species is known only from sexual generation. It induces galls on Quercus rugosa Née y Q. obtusata Humb. & Bonpl. (Fagaceae) leaves. It represents the second Andricus Hartig sexual generation collect from Mexico. Data on the diagnosis, distributi...

A new species of oak gallwasps, Neuroterus fusifex Pujade-Villar & Ferrer-Suay n. sp., known from the sexual generation, is described from Mexico. This is the first record of Neuroterus species which are inducing galls in catkins. It is an inducing gall on Quercus laeta Liebm. (Section Quercus) on endemic Mexican oak. Diagnosis, distribution and bi...

The Charipinae from Colombia has been recently studied. Nine Charipinae species are known to be present in this country: Alloxysta arcuata (Kieffer, 1902), Alloxysta castanea (Hartig, 1841), Alloxysta consobrina (Zetterstedt, 1838), Alloxysta hansoni Pujade-Villar, 2011, Alloxysta obscurata (Hartig, 1840), Alloxysta medinae Ferrer-Suay & Pujade-Vil...

It has become increasingly evident that many organisms rely on microbial symbionts for defense against natural enemies, but the ecological importance of defensive symbionts for natural communities still needs to be investigated. A well-known example is Hamiltonella defensa, a heritable endosymbiotic bacterium commonly found in aphids. Laboratory ex...

The antennal sensillar equipment in the parasitic wasp family Figitidae was analyzed to date only in few species, despite some are associated with crop pests and can have an economic importance. It is the case of the genus Alloxysta, which includes hyperparasitoids of aphids which can potentially reduce effectiveness of primary pest parasitoids. He...

A new species of oak gallwasp, Andricus protuberans n. sp., is described from Mexico. Data about diagnosis, distribution and biology of the new species are given.

One new species has been discovered: Alloxysta nottoni Ferrer-Suay & Pujade-Villar sp. nov. This new species is here described and illustrated. An update of the Charipinae knowledge in India and a key of the Charipinae present in this country are also given. © 2015 Korean Society of Applied Entomology, Taiwan Entomological Society and Malaysian Pla...

Charipinae material has been collected from different localities in Malta. Three species have been identified: Alloxysta citripes, Alloxysta pilipennis and Phaenoglyphis villosa in association with two aphids and one parasitoid species. Diagnosis and information about distribution and hosts of each species is given. Plates with diagnostic features...

Faune des Charipinae Dalla Torre & Kieffer, 1910 (Hymenoptera: Cynipoidea: Figitidae) du Parc national du Mercantour (Alpes-Maritimes, France), avec la description de trois nouvelles espèces.L'étude de 362 Charipinae Dalla Torre & Kieffer, 1910 collectés dans le Parc national du Mercantour (Alpes-Maritimes, France) dans le cadre de l'ATBI Mercantou...

Two new species each of charipine wasps under Alloxysta, namely Alloxysta areeluckator sp.nov. and Alloxysta petchabunensis sp.nov., and Phaenoglyphis, namely Phaenoglyphis chiangmaiensis sp.nov. and Phaenoglyphis wongchaiensis sp.nov., are described from Thailand. A key for the 12 charipine species from Thailand is also given. The voucher material...

Charipinae material collected from various localities in Iran was studied. A total of 712 specimens have been determined in 8 species: Alloxysta arcuata (Kieffer, 1902), A. brevis (Thomson, 1862), A. circumscripta (Hartig, 1841), A. citripes (Thomson, 1862), A. darci (Girault, 1933), A. mullensis (Cameron, 1883), A. pusilla (Kieffer, 1902), and Pha...

A new cynipid gallwasp species, Andricus fusiformis Pujade-Villar n. sp., is described from Mexico. This species is known only from asexual females and induces stem galls in young shoots of Quercus obtusata. Diagnosis, biology and distribution data of this new species is given. Diagnostic characters are illustrated. Resum Una nova especie Mexicana...

Charipinae material from different localities in Italy deposited in the Natural History Museum of London, Canadian National Collection of Insects and the United States National Museum of Natural History (Smithsonian Institution) has been revised. 120 specimens have been examined and 16 species have been determined. 14 Charipinae species are here ci...

Charipinae hyperparasitoids affect effectiveness of the primary parasitoids of aphids by decreasing their abundance and modifying their behavior. As a result, increase of aphid populations can cause severe yield losses in some crops. Therefore, ecological studies on the subfamily Charipinae have a great economical and biological importance. Host sp...

Alloxysta type material described by Hellén and deposited in the Finnish Museum of Natural History (Helsinki, Finland), and the Göteborg Naturhistoriska Museet (Göteborg, Sweden) is revised. Nine species were studied; seven are considered valid: Alloxysta apteroidea Hellén, 1963; Alloxysta brachycera Hellén, 1963; Alloxysta glebaria Hellén, 1963; A...

Seven species of Alloxysta Förster from the Australasian region deposited in the Canadian National Collection of Insects have been determined: Alloxysta arcuata (Kieffer, 1902), A. darci (Girault, 1933), A. fuscicornis (Hartig, 1841), A. rubidus Ferrer-Suay & Pujade-Villar, 2012, A. sawoniewiczi (Kierych, 1988), A. thorpei Ferrer-Suay & Pujade-Vill...

Members of the subfamily Charipinae (Hymenoptera: Cynipoidea: Figitidae) are morphologically characterized being very small wasp (0.8-2.0mm), with shiny and smooth body and with very few diagnostic features. This has led on a very big, chaotic and diverse subfamily. The taxonomical chaos of the subfamily Charipinae has been always a problem and an...

In this paper the following three species of Charipinae from Tunisia has been studied, including providing of collection data: Alloxysta pilipennis (HARTIG, 1840), Alloxysta victrix (WESTWOOD, 1833) and Phaenoglyphis villosa (HARTIG, 1841). This means the first records of the subfamily Charipinae and the genera Alloxysta and Phaenoglyphis from Tuni...

The Charipinae material deposited in the United States National Museum of Natural History (Smithsonian Institution) and some specimens deposited in the Canadian National Collection of Insects from the Nearctic region have been revised. In all, 337 specimens have been included in this study and 27 species have been determined. Sixteen species are re...