Burnettweldia californicordazi
Cuesta-Porta, Melika & Pujade-Villar, 2021
Burnettweldia californicordazi is a of oak described in 2021 as the species of the new Burnettweldia. The genus was established to accommodate five Nearctic species previously assigned to other genera or newly described. As a member of tribe Cynipini, this species induces on oak trees (Quercus spp.). The species name references California, indicating the geographic region of its type locality.



Pronunciation
How to pronounce Burnettweldia californicordazi: /bɜːrˌnɛtˈwɛldiə ˌkælɪˌfɔːrnɪˈkɔrdazi/
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Distribution
California, USA ( locality implied by epithet); Nearctic region
Host Associations
- Quercus - As a member of tribe Cynipini, all in this tribe are obligate inducers on oaks
Similar Taxa
- Burnettweldia conalis in same , distinguished by morphological features detailed in original description
- Burnettweldia corallina in same , distinguished by morphological features detailed in original description
- Burnettweldia plumbella in same , distinguished by morphological features detailed in original description
- Burnettweldia washingtonensis in same , distinguished by morphological features detailed in original description
Sources and further reading
- BugGuide
- iNaturalist taxon
- Three new Nearctic genera of oak cynipid gall wasps (Hymenoptera: Cynipidae: Cynipini): Burnettweldia Pujade-Villar, Melika & Nicholls, Nichollsiella Melika, Pujade-Villar & Stone, Disholandricus Melika, Pujade-Villar & Nicholls; and re-establishment of the genus Paracraspis Weld