Víctor Cuesta-Porta

Víctor Cuesta-Porta
University of Barcelona | UB · Department of Animal Biology

Doctor of Philosophy

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Introduction
Ph.D. Thesis: Taxonomic and molecular revision of the Cynipini genera from Mexico. Working with type material, and recent samples mainly from North America (Canda, Mexico and USA).

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Publications (28)
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A new genus of oak gall wasps, Neuroandricus Pujade-Villar & Melika, gen. nov., with one new species, N. pustulatus Pujade-Villar & Melika, sp. nov. is described from Mexico. The new Cynipini species is known from its asexual generation which induces galls on leaves of Quercus (section Quercus). Also, a new species of gall-associated parasitoid is...
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A new genus of oak gall wasp, Reticulodermis Pujade-Villar, Cuesta-Porta & Melika gen. nov. and a new species R. lithogalla García-Martiñón & Pujade-Villar sp. nov. are described from Mexico. Reticulodermis is known only from the asexual generation that induces galls on leaves of Quercus crassipes Humb. & Bonpl. (section Lobatae). We provide the di...
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Ashmead (1887) provided descriptions of two species of Cynipidae with "vaccinii" as the specific epithet: Solenozopheria vaccinii Ashmead, 1887 and Acraspis vaccinii Ashmead, 1887. There are numerous nomen-clatural issues that have arisen from these descriptions. To resolve them, we have examined all relevant primary types and provide images of the...
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The Nearctic cynipid oak gall wasp genus Feron Kinsey, comb. rev., is re-established with 34 species: F. albicomus (Weld, 1952), comb. nov., F. amphorus (Weld, 1926), comb. nov., F. apiarium (Weld, 1944), comb. nov., F. atrimentum (Kinsey, 1922), comb. nov., F. bakkeri (Lyon, 1984), comb. nov., F. caepula (Weld, 1926), comb. nov., F. californicum (...
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Amphibolips is currently divided into two species-groups, clearly differentiated by adult and gall morphology. The ‘niger’ group of Amphibolips species is revised. This complex includes eight species: A. gumia Kinsey, A. jubatus Kinsey, A. elatus Kinsey, A. maturus Kinsey, A. nebris Kinsey, A. niger Kinsey, A. pistrix Kinsey and A. ufo Cuesta-Porta...
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Se resume el conocimiento actual de la taxonomía de las avispas gallícolas de encinos (Cynipini) en México. Se exponen todas las referencias de las especies descritas en México, así como todas las menciones posteriores y nuevos datos a partir del estudio de agallas de recolectas esporádicas realizadas en los últimos 10 años. Este conocimiento ha si...
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We describe and illustrate the morphological characters of the male of Andricus protuberans Pujade-Villar & Ferrer-Suay, 2015 (Hymenoptera, Cynipidae), an oak gall wasp species considered an asexual generation in the original description. The reasons for this mistake are discussed, and the variability of this species in the metasomal segments is me...
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The Nearctic cynipid oak gall wasp genus Druon Kinsey comb. rev. is re-established, with 5 new species and 10 species previously placed in the genus Andricus Hartig 1840: D. alexandri Melika, Nicholls & Stone, sp. nov., D. flocculentum (Lyon), comb. nov., D. fullawayi (Beutenmüller), comb. nov., D. garciamartinonae Pujade-Villar, sp. nov., D. grego...
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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...
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Loxaulus hyalinus Pujade-Villar & Melika, 2014 was originally described as an asexual form but the recent collection of male samples confirms that it is, actually, a sexual form. The male of L. hyalinus is here morphologically described. With L. hyalinus being a sexual form, the reasonable question arises whether it may be the alternate generation...
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A new species of oak gallwasp, Andricus partali n. sp. (Hym., Cynipidae: Cynipini), is described from Costa Rica inducing galls on the leaves of Q. costaricensis Liebm. (Section Lobatae). We provide a description, diagnosis, and information about the distribution and biology of the new species.
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New information is provided on the galling fauna from oaks in Santa Fe (Cuajimalpa (Mexico City) obtained from collections on Quercus laeta Liebmann, 1854 and Q. rugosa Née, 1801 (section Quercus), Q. crassipes Humboldt and Bonpland, 1809 and Q. calophylla Schlechtendal and Chamisso, 1830 (section Lobatae). Seven species are cited for the first tim...
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We describe three new genera of cynipid oak gall wasps from the Nearctic: Burnettweldia Pujade-Villar, Melika & Nicholls, gen. nov., Nichollsiella Melika, Pujade-Villar & Stone, gen. nov., and Disholandricus Melika, Pujade-Villar & Nicholls, gen. nov. (Hymenoptera: Cynipidae: Cynipini). Burnettweldia includes five species, B. californicordazi Cuest...
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A new species, Diplolepis valtonyci Zhu, Wang & Pujade-Villar sp. nova, is described from Rosa rugosa Thunb. (1784) and R. davurica Pall. (1788) from China using an integrative approach based on molecular and morphological data. Diagnosis, distribution, and biology of the new species are given and illustrated. The phylogenetic relationship between...
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Three days before the paper “Revision of the Amphibolips species of the ‘nassa’ species-complex from Mexico and Central America (Hymenoptera: Cynipidae)” was published in Zootaxa, another paper describing three new Amphibolips species from Mexico was published in ZooKeys. As a result, two different species have been described under the same name, ‘...
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A new sexual form of a gallwasp, Andricus forni Pujade-Villar & Nicholls n. sp., is described from China (Zhejiang province) based on males, females and galls collected on Quercus serrata. Data on the morphology, diagnosis, distribution and biology of the new species are provided. Molecular data are also provided to support this species. A key to A...
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The cynipid gall wasp species of Amphibolips (Cynipidae: Cynipini) belonging to the “nassa” complex are reviewed for Mexico and Central America. Five new species are described: A. bassae Cuesta-Porta & Pujade-Villar n. sp., A. bromus Pujade-Villar & Cuesta-Porta n. sp., A. kinseyi Cuesta-Porta & Pujade-Villar n. sp., A. rulli Pujade-Villar & Cuesta...
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A new gall wasp species, Cerroneuroterus yukawamasudai Pujade-Villar & Melika sp. nov., is described from China. The asexual generation induces leaf lenticular galls, and the sexual generation induces catkin galls on Q. acutissima and Q. variabilis. Sexual females and males are not described yet. Data on the diagnosis, distribution, and biology of...
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The original description of Parandricus mairei Kieffer, 1906 included a misinterpretation of a relevant forewing trait. The species was subsequently transferred to the genus Andricus, despite presenting two very peculiar morphological characters, namely a simple tarsal claw and the absence of irradiating carinae on the lower face. Similarly, the or...
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A new species of Zapatella Pujade-Villar and Melika, Z. polytryposa Pujade-Villar and Fernández-Garzón n. sp., from Mexico is described here. It is an agamic form, potentially dangerous, killing branches of Quercus crassipes Humb. and Bonpl. Diagnostic data, distribution, and biology of the new species are provided. Principal morphological characte...
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A new genus of cynipid oak gall wasp, Striatoandricus Pujade-Villar (Hymenoptera: Cynipidae: Cynipini), is described. Striatoandricus gen. nov. includes four previously described species, Andricus nievesaldreyi n. comb., A. georgei n. comb., A. maesi n. comb., and A. barriosi n. comb., which induce pubescent leaves or twig galls on Quercus belongin...
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Aphids are a serious pest for peach crops. They have traditionally been managed with insecticides, but there is increasing concern about the risk that insecticides pose to both humans and the environment. As a first step to use biological control in aphid management, we conducted a 3-year field survey in northeastern Spain to determine which parasi...
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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...
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• Torymus sinensis Kamijo was released into Europe to control the Asian chestnut gall wasp Dryocosmus kuriphilus Yasumatsu, proving to be an effective biocontrol agent. • In Japan, hybrids between this exotic parasitoid and the native congeneric Torymus beneficus Yasumatsu and Kamijo have been recorded, whereas no case of hybridization with natives...
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The Neotropical fauna of Chalcidoidea (Hymenoptera) is poorly known, with numerous undescribed species and even genera. Here, we describe a new genus that also includes a new species that parasitizes Eurytominae gall-formers in fruits of Myrcianthes (Myrtaceae) in Colombia. Its conspicuous morphology supports the description of a new eurytomid genu...
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Se describe de México una nueva especie de cinípido de encino, Amphibolips cibriani Pujade-Villar n. sp., conocida sólo a partir de su generación asexual que induce agallas en las yemas de Quercus mexicana Bonpl. (Sección Lobatae). Se dan datos referentes a la diagnosis, distribución y biología de esta nueva especie.

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