Ufo (genus)

Ufo is a genus of gall wasps in the tribe Synergini, first discovered in Japan.[1] Its genus name Ufo comes from the common phrase "unidentified flying object", in this case applied because the researchers did not know what the wasp was when they first saw it.[1]

This article is about the gall wasp genus. For other uses, see UFO (disambiguation).

Ufo
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Hymenoptera
Suborder:
Apocrita
Superfamily:
Cynipoidea
Family:
Cynipidae
Subfamily:
Cynipinae
Tribe:
Synergini
Genus:
Ufo

Melika et Pujade-Villar, 2005
Species

See text

Genera

Four species are currently classified within Ufo.[2]

  • U. abei (Melika et al. 2005)
  • U. cerroneuroteri (Melika et al. 2012)
  • U. koreanus (Melika et al. 2007)
  • U. nipponicus (Melika et al. 2012)

Saphonecrus shirakashii and S. shirokashicola were formerly placed in Ufo, but further research indicated they were better placed in Saphonecrus.[2]

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References
  1. Melika G, Ros-Farré P, Pénzes Z, Ács Z, Pujade-Villar J 2005. Ufo abei Melika et Pujade-Villar (Hymenoptera: Cynipidae: Synergini) new genus and new species from Japan. Acta Zoologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae 51 (4), 313–327.
  2. Melika, George & Tang, Chang-Ti & Yang, Man-Miao & Bihari, Péter & Bozsó, Miklós & Pénzes, Zsolt & Yang, Miao. (2012). New species of cynipid inquilines of the genus Ufo Melika & Pujade-Villar, 2005 (Hymenoptera: Cynipidae: Synergini). Zootaxa. 3478. 143-163.


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