S. Mahunka szerk.: Folia Entomologica Hungarica 63. (Budapest, 2002)

FOLIA ENTOMOLOGICA HUNGARICA ROVARTANI KÖZLEMÉNYEK Volume63 2002 pp. 105-112. Parasitoids reared from galls of Andricus aestivalis Giraud, A. grossulariae Giraud, A. multiplicatus Giraud, and A. vindobonensis Muellner in Hungary (Hymenoptera: Cynipidae) G. MELIKA, Gy. CSÓKA, G. N. STONE, and K. SCHÖNROGGE Abstract: Lists of parasitoids reared from galls of Andricus aestivalis, A. grossulariae, A. multiplicatus, and A. vindobonensis are given. 11 species of parasitoids were reared from galls of A. aestivalis, 24 from A. grossulariae, 6 from A. vindobonensis and 10 from A. multiplicatus. The lists presented here are the most complete records of the parasitoid assemblages of these four cynipid species. Key words: Cynipidae, gallwasp, Andricus aestivalis, A. grossulariae, A. multiplicatus, A. vindobonensis, parasitoids Andricus aestivalis Giraud, 1859 is distributed in Southern Central and Eastern Europe; A. grossulariae Giraud, 1859 from North Africa to Asia Minor, and A. vindobonensis Muellner, 1901 in Southern and Central Europe. The distribution of these species in north of Europe coincides with the native distribution of its obligate host tree species, Quercus cerris L. All three species are common and widespread throughout the territory of Hungary, where Q. cerris stands growth; all three species develop in sexual generations only and induce catkin galls on Q. cerris. Andricus multiplicatus Giraud, 1859 is common in Central and Southern Europe, spreading so far north as to Poland (Kierych 1979) and south-east into Asia Minor (Dalla Torre & Kieffer 1910) and Iran (A); produces only a sexual generation during its annual lifecycle and induces leaf galls on Quercus cerris only. In Hungary A. multiplicatus was also found to develop on Quercus ambrosiana and Q. libani (Ambrus 1974), however, this datum must be confirmed. The parasitoid assemblages of these four cynipid species are very closely related and overlap, and thus, we listed them together. Below we list the parasitoid species associated with the galls of these three species with the countries from where they were recorded, and the localities, if the records come from Hungary.