Description of Pseudoneuroterus saltabundus new species (Hymenoptera: Cynipidae: Cynipini) with jumping galls from Italy and revised keys to Western Palaearctic Cynipini genera lacking transscutal articulation

This dataset contains the digitized treatments in Plazi based on the original journal article Sottile, Salvatore, Nicholls, James A., Tang, Chang-Ti, Stone, Graham N., Cerasa, Giuliano (2026): Description of Pseudoneuroterus saltabundus new species (Hymenoptera: Cynipidae: Cynipini) with jumping galls from Italy and revised keys to Western Palaearctic Cynipini genera lacking transscutal articulation. European Journal of Taxonomy 1039: 219-250, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2026.1039.3193, URL: europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/download/3193/14183 Abstract.

A new species, Pseudoneuroterus saltabundus Sottile & Cerasa sp. nov., associated with a section Cerris oak, Quercus cerris L., is described from Italy. Notably, its galls possess the ability to jump, a behaviour we explore in this study, offering hypotheses on the potential evolutionary advantages this trait may confer. Detailed descriptions, illustrations, and diagnoses of both adults and galls are provided, together with observations on biology, host associations, and distribution.