Tribe

Cynipini (Oak gall wasps)

Heteroecus malus. Photo: (c) Ken-ichi Ueda, some rights reserved (CC BY)

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.

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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

Tribe

Cynipini (Oak gall wasps)

Subtaxa

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