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Cynips

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Subfamily
  
Cynipinae

Scientific name
  
Cynips

Rank
  
Genus

Family
  
Cynipidae

Tribe
  
Cynipini

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Hymenopterans


Lower classifications
  
Cynips quercusfolii, Red‑pea gall

Cynips is a genus of gall wasps in the tribe Cynipini, the oak gall wasps. One of the best known is the common oak gall wasp (Cynips quercusfolii), which induces characteristic spherical galls about two centimeters wide on the undersides of oak leaves.

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As of 2008, there are about 39 species in this genus.

Species

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  • Cynips agama
  • Cynips caputmedusae
  • Cynips conspicua – round gall wasp
  • Cynips cornifex
  • Cynips disticha
  • Cynips divisa – red-pea gall
  • Cynips douglasi – spined turbaned gall wasp
  • Cynips fusca
  • Cynips longiventris
  • Cynips mirabilis – speckled gall wasp
  • Cynips multipunctatus – gray midrib gall wasp
  • Cynips quercusechinus – urchin gall wasp
  • Cynips quercusfolii
  • Cynips schlechtendali

    • The wasp formerly named Cynips saltatorius is now named Neuroterus saltatorius.

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    References

    Cynips Wikipedia
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