Saphonecrus sinicus Belizin, 1968

Al, Irene Lobato-Vila Et, 2022, A catalogue, revision, and regional perspective of Eastern Palaearctic and Oriental oak gall wasps and their inquilines (Hymenoptera: Cynipidae: Cynipini, Synergini, Ceroptresini), Zootaxa 5161 (1), pp. 1-71 : 49

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scientific name	Saphonecrus sinicus Belizin, 1968
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Saphonecrus sinicus Belizin, 1968 Incertae sedis

Saphonecrus sinicus Belizin, 1968: 701 , ♀.

Distribution. China (Sichuan Province) ( Belizin 1968: 717).

Remarks. The types are lost ( Schwéger et al. 2015b). Uncertain status ( Lobato-Vila et al. 2021b).

Remarks (2). According to the original description ( Belizin 1968), it is not clear if S. sinicus is a Saphonecrus . The number of antennal segments is not mentioned and, despite having the radial cell open, according to its descriptor, S. sinicus has two morphological traits that are untypical among Saphonecrus species: smoky wings and a broad mesoscutellum, the width of which is equal to the width of the mesoscutum ( Lobato-Vila et al. 2021b). Schwéger et al. (2015b) considered S. sinicus a valid species within Saphonecrus , despite being unable to locate its type material (a single female).

Biology. Unknown ( Belizin 1968).

References

Belizin, V. I. (1968) New genera and species of gall wasps (Hymenoptera, Cynipoidea) of the Soviet Far East and adjacent territories. Zoologicheskiy Zhurnal, 47 (5), 701 - 719.

Lobato-Vila, I., Wang, Y., Melika, G., Guo, R., Xiaoxue, J. & Pujade-Villar, J. (2021 b) A taxonomic review of the gall wasp genus Saphonecrus Dalla-Torre & Kieffer and other oak cynipid inquilines (Hymenoptera: Cynipidae) from mainland China, with updated keys to Eastern Palaearctic and Oriental species. Zoological Studies, 60 (10), 1 - 28. https: // doi. org / 10.6620 / ZS. 2021.60 - 10

Schweger, S., Melika, G., Tang, C. - T., Yang, M. - M., Stone, G. N., Nicholls, J. A., Sinclair, F., Hearn, J., Bozso, M. & Penzes, Z. (2015 b) New species of cynipid inquilines of the genus Saphonecrus (Hymenoptera: Cynipidae: Synergini) from the Eastern Palaearctic, with a re-appraisal of known species world-wide. Zootaxa, 4054 (1), 1 - 84. https: // doi. org / 10.11646 / zootaxa. 4054.1.1