Gall Wasps (Hymenoptera : Cynipidae ) in Kyushu,Japan

Abstract

Sixty-three sorts of gall induced by Cynipidae (Hymenoptera) were previously known to occur in Kyushu, Japan. Fifty-three sorts of them were recorded again during the course of this study, although ten sorts could not be found. In addition, 22 sorts were recorded, for the first time, from Kyushu. As a result, the number of sorts of cynipid gall in Kyushu stood at 85. Among them, 82 sorts were induced on eight species of Quercus (Fagaceae), one on Castanea crenata (Fagaceae), one on Rosa multiflora (Rosaceae), and one on Rubus palmatus var. coptophyllus (Rosaceae). New biological information was also obtained for some cynipid species or unidentified segregates. Quercus aliena was newly recorded as a host plant for Andricus symbioticus (Hymenoptera: Cynipidae) in Japan.