A quantitative catalogue of the parasitoids (almost exclusively Chalcidoidea) and inquiline
Cynipidae recorded in the western Palaearctic from galls induced on Quercus by Cynipidae …

Besides recruitment and dispersal, fruits are key resources for the maintenance of insect
communities. This study is focused on the insects inhabiting the fruits of 4 wild Lauraceae …

The identities of most arthropod associates of cynipid-induced oak galls in the western
Palearctic are generally known. However, a comprehensive accounting of associates has …

Chalcidoidea is one of the most biologically diverse groups among Hymenoptera. Members
are characterized by extraordinary parasitic lifestyles and extensive host ranges, among …

Investigations into the new association between the recently introduced insect pest
Dryocosmus kuriphilus Yasumatsu (Hymenoptera Cynipidae), the Asian chestnut gall wasp …

A systematic study of the genus Ormyrus (Chalcidoidea, Ormyridae) was conducted based
on the morphology and biology of the terminal-instar larvae of ten west European species …

Studies of insect host-parasitoid relationships are often confounded by the difficulties
associated with species delimitation in taxonomically challenging groups. Eurytomidae …

The Asian chestnut gall wasp (ACGW), Dryocosmus kuriphilus (Hymenoptera: Cynipidae), is
an invasive pest that affects chestnut trees. The first record of this pest in Spain was in 2012 …

Invasive alien species pose a challenge to ecosystem stability and crop production, so
understanding their interactions with the natural communities they invade is crucial to …

Eurytomids are small parasitic wasps associated with many communities of phytophagous
insects. In most cases, the accurate identification of eurytomids is impeded by inadequate …