Melikaiella

Melikaiella
	Melikaiella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Cynipidae
Tribe:	Cynipini
Genus:	Melikaiella ; Pujade-Villar, 2014
Type species
	Melikaiella amphibolensis ; Pujade-Villar, 2014

Last updated December 18, 2025

Melikaiella is a genus of wasps belonging to the family Cynipidae.^[1]

The genus is named after entomologist and cynipidologist, George Melika.^[2]

The species of this genus are found in North America.^[1]

Species

The following are accepted species in the genus:^[1]^[2]

Melikaiella amphibolensis Pujade-Villar, 2014
Melikaiella bicolor Pujade-Villar, 2014
Melikaiella corrugis (Bassett, 1881)
Melikaiella flora (Weld, 1922)
Melikaiella fructicola (Ashmead, 1897)
Melikaiella fructuosa (Weld, 1922)
Melikaiella lupana (Weld, 1944)
Melikaiella ostensackeni Pujade-Villar, 2014
Melikaiella papula (Bassett, 1881)
Melikaiella reticulata Pujade-Villar, 2014
Melikaiella sonorae (Weld, 1944)
Melikaiella tumifica (Osten Sacken, 1865)

References

1 2 3 "Melikaiella Pujade-Villar, 2014". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
1 2 Universitat de Barcelona; Pujade-Villar, J.; Cibrián-Tovar, D.; Cibrián-Llanderal, V. D.; Equihua-Martínez, A.; Estrada Venegas, E. G.; Lomeli Flores, J. R.; Colegio de posgraduados; Serrano Muñoz, M.; Instituto Politécnico Nacional. Escuela Nacional de Ciencias Biológicas (2014-07-31). "A new genus of oak gallwasp, Melikaiella Pujade-Villar Hymenoptera: Cynipidae: Cynipini), from the Nearctic region". Dugesiana. 21 (1): 1–29. doi:10.32870/dugesiana.v21i1.4125.

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[GBIF-1] 1 2 3 "Melikaiella Pujade-Villar, 2014". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 10 May 2021.

[:0-2] 1 2 Universitat de Barcelona; Pujade-Villar, J.; Cibrián-Tovar, D.; Cibrián-Llanderal, V. D.; Equihua-Martínez, A.; Estrada Venegas, E. G.; Lomeli Flores, J. R.; Colegio de posgraduados; Serrano Muñoz, M.; Instituto Politécnico Nacional. Escuela Nacional de Ciencias Biológicas (2014-07-31). "A new genus of oak gallwasp, Melikaiella Pujade-Villar Hymenoptera: Cynipidae: Cynipini), from the Nearctic region". Dugesiana. 21 (1): 1–29. doi:10.32870/dugesiana.v21i1.4125.

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