George Melika
George Melika, Hungarian entomologist
- Plant Health and Molecular Biology Laboratory, National Food Chain Safety Office, Directorate of Plant Protection, Soil Conservation and Agri-environment, Budaörsi str. 141-145, Budapest 1118, Hungary
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Publications
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2000
edit- Melika, G. & Abrahamson, W.G., 2000. Review of the Gall wasps of the genus Loxaulus Mayr (Hymenoptera: Cynipidae) with descriptions of new species. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 102: 198–211. Reference page.
2003
edit- Pujade-Villar, J., Ros-Farré, P. & Melika, G. 2003. Revision of the genus Chilaspis Mayr, 1881 (Hymenoptera: Cynipoidea: Cynipidae). Annals of the Entomological Society of America 39(2): 167–178. DOI: 10.1080/00379271.2003.10697371 Reference page.
2008
edit- Karimpour, Y., Tavakoli, M. & Melika, G. 2008. New species of herb gallwasps from the Middle East (Hymenoptera, Cynipidae, Aylacini). Zootaxa 1854: 16–32. Abstract & excerpt DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.1854.1.2 Reference page.
2009
edit- Melika, G., Pérez-Hidalgo, N., Hanson, P. & Pujade-Villar, J. 2009. New species of oak gallwasp from Costa Rica (Hymenoptera: Cynipidae: Cynipini). Dugesiana 16(1): 35–39. full article (PDF). Reference page.
2010
edit- Melika, G., Pujade-Villar, J., Abe, Y., et al. 2010. Palaearctic oak gallwasps galling oaks (Quercus) in the section Cerris: re-appraisal of generic limits, with descriptions of new genera and species (Hymenoptera: Cynipidae: Cynipini). Zootaxa 2470: 1–79. Preview Reference page.
- Pujade-Villar, J., Romero-Rangel, S., Chagoyán-García, C., Equihua-Martínez, A., Estrada-Venegas, E.G. & Melika, G. 2010. A new genus of oak gallwasps, Kinseyella Pujade-Villar & Melika, with a description of a new species from Mexico (Hymenoptera: Cynipidae: Cynipini). Zootaxa 2335: 16–28. Preview DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.2335.1.2 ResearchGate Reference page.
2011
edit- Tang, C.-T., Melika, G., Nicholls, J.A., Yang, M.M. & Stone, G.N. 2011: A new genus of oak gallwasps, Cycloneuroterus Melika & Tang, with the description of five new species from Taiwan (Hymenoptera: Cynipidae: Cynipini). Zootaxa 3008: 33–62. Preview Reference page.
2012
edit- Melika, G., Tang, C.-T., Yang, M.-M., Bihari, P., Bozsó, M. & Pénzes, Z. 2012. New species of cynipid inquilines of the genus Ufo Melika & Pujade-Villar, 2005 (Hymenoptera: Cynipidae: Synergini). Zootaxa 3478: 143–163. Preview Reference page.
- Pujade-Villar, J., Hanson, P., Medina, C.A., Torres, M. & Melika, G. 2012. A new genus of oak gallwasps, Zapatella Pujade-Villar & Melika, gen. n., with a description of two new species from the Neotropics (Hymenoptera, Cynipidae, Cynipini). ZooKeys 210: 75-104. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.210.3014 .Reference page.
- Pujade-Villar, J., Hanson, P. & Melika, G. 2012. A new genus of oak gallwasp, Coffeikokkos Pujade-Villar & Melika, gen. n., with a description of a new species from Costa Rica (Hymenoptera, Cynipidae). ZooKeys 168: 19-29. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.168.2030 . Reference page.
- Tang, C.T., Sinclair, F. & Melika, G. 2012. A new Latuspina Monzen oak gallwasp species from Taiwan (Hymenoptera: Cynipidae: Cynipini). Journal of Asia-Pacific Entomology 15: 573–577. full article (PDF). Reference page.
2015
edit- Schwéger, S., Melika, G., Tang, C-T., Bihari, P., Bozsó, M., Stone, G.N., Nicholls, J.A. & Pénzes, Z. 2015. New species of cynipid inquilines of the genus Synergus (Hymenoptera: Cynipidae: Synergini) from the Eastern Palaearctic. Zootaxa 3999(4): 451–497. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3999.4.1. Preview (PDF) Reference page.
- Schwéger, S., Melika, G., Tang, C-T., Yang, M-M., Stone, G.N., Nicholls, J.A., Sinclair, F., Hearn, J., Bozsó, M. & Pénzes, Z. 2015. New species of cynipid inquilines of the genus Saphonecrus (Hymenoptera: Cynipidae: Synergini) from the Eastern Palaearctic, with a re-appraisal of known species world-wide. Zootaxa 4054(1): 1–84. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4054.1.1. Preview (PDF) ISBN 978-1-77557-851-2 (paperback); ISBN 978-1-77557-852-9 (Online edition) Reference page.
2016
edit- Tang, C-T., Sinclair, F., Hearn, J., Yang, M-M., Stone, G.N., Nicholls, J.A., Schwéger, S. & Melika, G. 2016. Eight new species of Cycloneuroterus Melika & Tang gallwasps from Taiwan and mainland China (Hymenoptera: Cynipidae: Cynipini). Zootaxa 4088(4): 451–488. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4088.4.1.Reference page.
- Tang, C-T., Miko, I., Nicholls, J.A., Schwéger, S., Yang, M-M., Stone, G.N., Sinclair, F., Bozsó, M., Melika, G. & Pénzes, Z. 2016. New Dryocosmus Giraud species associated with Cyclobalanopsis and non-Quercus host plants from the Eastern Palaearctic (Hymenoptera, Cynipidae, Cynipini). Journal of Hymenoptera Research 53: 77–162. DOI: 10.3897/jhr.53.9890. Reference page.
2018
edit- Cerasa, G., Lo Verde, G., Caleca, V., Massa, B., Nicholls, J.A. & Melika, G. 2018. Description of Dryocosmus destefanii new species (Hymenoptera: Cynipidae: Cynipini) from Quercus suber L. in Italy. Zootaxa 4370(5): 535–548. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4370.5.5 Reference page.
- Melika, G., Memtsas, G.I., Nicholls, J.A. & Avtzis, D.N. 2018. New species of cynipid inquiline, Saphonecrus kuriphilusi (Hymenoptera: Cynipidae: Synergini), from Dryocosmus kuriphilus galls in Greece. Zootaxa 4441(1): 109–120. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4441.1.6 Reference page.
- Nicholls, J.A., Melika, G., DeMartini, J. & Stone, G.N. 2018. New species of Dryocosmus Giraud gallwasps from California (Hymenoptera: Cynipidae: Cynipini) galling Chrysolepis Hjelmq. (Fagaceae). Zootaxa 4532(3): 407–433. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4532.3.6 Reference page.
- Nicholls, J.A., Stone, G.N. & Melika, G. 2018. A new genus of oak gallwasp, Protobalandricus Melika, Nicholls & Stone (Hymenoptera: Cynipidae: Cynipini) from California. Zootaxa 4472(1): 141–152. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4472.1.7 Reference page.
- Pénzes, Z., Tang, C-T., Stone, G.N., Nicholls, J.A., Schwéger, S., Bozsó, M. & Melika, G. 2018. Current status of the oak gallwasp (Hymenoptera: Cynipidae: Cynipini) fauna of the Eastern Palaearctic and Oriental Regions. Zootaxa 4433(2): 245–289. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4433.2.2 Reference page.
- Shachar, E., Melika, G., Inbar, M. & Dorchin, N. 2018. The oak gall wasps of Israel (Hymenoptera, Cynipidae, Cynipini)—diversity, distribution and life history. Zootaxa 4521(4): 451–498. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4521.4.1 Reference page.
2020
edit- Cerasa, G., Lo Verde, G., Caleca, V., Massa, B., Nicholls, J.A. & Melika, G. 2020. Description of the sexual generation of Dryocosmus destefanii (Hymenoptera: Cynipidae: Cynipini) and disclosure of its life cycle. Zootaxa 4742(2): 359–374. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4742.2.9 Reference page.
- Pujade-Villar, J., Wang, Y-P., Guo, R., Cuesta-Porta, V., Arnedo, M.A. & Melika, G. 2020. Current status of Andricus mairei (Kieffer), with synonymization of two species from China (Hymenoptera: Cynipidae). Zootaxa 4808(3): 507–525. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4808.3.6 Reference page.
2021
edit- Melika, G., Nicholls, J.A., Abrahamson, W.G., Buss, E.A. & Stone, G.N. 2021. New species of Nearctic oak gall wasps (Hymenoptera: Cynipidae, Cynipini). Zootaxa 5084(1): 1–131. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5084.1.1 Reference page.