Aulacideini, Nieves-Aldrey, Nylander and Ronquist, 2015

Buffington, Matthew L., Forshage, Mattias, Liljeblad, Johan, Tang, Chang-Ti & Noort, Simon van, 2020, World Cynipoidea (Hymenoptera): A Key to Higher- Level Groups, Insect Systematics and Diversity 4 (2020), No. 1, pp. 1-69 : 36-37

Aulacideini

Figs. 190–192

This recently circumscribed tribe includes many taxa formerly treated in Aylacini , many species of which are treated by Nieves- Aldrey (1994). Members moved to Aulacideini include species that are gallers on Lamiaceae and Asteraceae ( Ronquist et al. 2015) , but do not include the gallers of Papaveraceae (now Aylacini ) or Rosaceae (now Diastrophini ).

Biology. Gall inducers on various herbaceous plants in Asteraceae , Lamiaceae , Valerianaceae , and some Papaveraceae ( Ronquist et al. 2015) . Aulacidea subterminalis have been used in the biological control of invasive weeds in North America ( APHIS 2011) and New Zealand ( Syrett et al. 2001).

Distribution. Holarctic.

Relevant literature. Ronquist et al. (2015) described the tribe; Ronquist (1994) and Liljeblad and Ronquist (1998) treated species in this group phylogenetically using morphology. Melika (2006) reviewed the western Palearctic fauna. Buffington et al. (2017) reported on Antistrophus on Silphium . Neaylax salviae was detailed in Nieves-Aldrey (2002); Zerova et al. (2003) described the morphology and biology of Salviela Melika. Life cycle of Aulacidea subterminalis has been studied in depth by Syrett et al. (2001) and introduced into New Zealand and North America for weed control.

Classification.

Aulacideini Nieves-Aldrey, Nylander and Ronquist, 2015 (the availability and authorship of this name is disputed and will hopefully be settled soon)

Antistrophus Walsh, 1869 ; 10 species NA

Aulacidea Ashmead, 1897 ; 38 species PA, NA

Cecconia Kieffer, 1902 ; 1 species wPA

Hedickiana Nieves-Aldrey, 1994 ; 1 species wPA

Isocolus Förster, 1869 ; 26 species PA

Liposthenes Förster, 1869 ; 3 species PA, introduced NA Neaylax Nieves-Aldrey, 1994 ; 4 species PA

Panteliella Kieffer, 1902 ; 3 species PA

Rhodus Quinlan, 1968 ; 1 species wPA

Figures

Plate 4. Aulacideini.Figs. 190–192. Antistrophus laciniatus. USNMENT01448496