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Tribe

Cynipini (Oak gall wasps)

Heteroecus melanoderma. Photo: (c) David Greenberger, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)

iNaturalist • Wikipedia

Cynipini is a tribe of gall wasps. These insects induce galls in plants of the beech and oak family, Fagaceae. They are known commonly as the oak gall wasps.

— Wikipedia

  • Humboldt Life
    • Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
      • Phylum: Arthropoda (Arthropods)
        • Subphylum: Hexapoda (Hexapods)
          • Class: Insecta (Insects)
            • Subclass: Pterygota (Winged and once-winged insects)
              • Order: Hymenoptera (Ants, bees, wasps, and sawflies)
                • Suborder: Apocrita (Narrow-waisted wasps, ants, and bees)
                  • Infraorder: Proctotrupomorpha
                    • Superfamily: Cynipoidea (Gall wasps and allies)
                      • Family: Cynipidae (Gall wasps)
                        • Subfamily: Cynipinae
                          • Tribe: Cynipini (Oak gall wasps)
                            • Genus: Andricus (6)
                            • Genus: Heteroecus (5)
                            • Genus: Melikaiella (1)
                            • Genus: Dryocosmus (3)
                            • Genus: Cynips (1)
                            • Genus: Disholandricus (3)
                            • Genus: Protobalandricus (1)
                            • Genus: Neuroterus (2)
                            • Genus: Callirhytis (2)

Subtaxa

Genus: Andricus

Genus: Heteroecus

Genus: Melikaiella

Genus: Dryocosmus

Genus: Cynips

Genus: Disholandricus

Genus: Protobalandricus

Genus: Neuroterus

Genus: Callirhytis

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