Burnettweldia californicordazi

Cuesta-Porta, Melika & Pujade-Villar, 2021

Burnettweldia californicordazi is a of oak cynipid gall wasp described in 2021 as the type 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 galls on oak trees (Quercus spp.). The species name references California, indicating the geographic region of its type locality.

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Pronunciation

How to pronounce Burnettweldia californicordazi: /bɜːrˌnɛtˈwɛldiə ˌkælɪˌfɔːrnɪˈkɔrdazi/

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Distribution

California, USA (type locality implied by epithet); Nearctic region

Host Associations

Quercus - gall inductionAs a member of tribe Cynipini, all in this tribe are obligate gall 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