Cynipini is a
tribe of
gall wasps. These insects induce
galls in plants of the
beech and
oak family,
Fagaceae.[1] They are known commonly as the oak gall wasps.[2]
It is the largest cynipid tribe, with about 936[3] to 1000[2] recognized species, most of which are associated with oaks.[2] The tribe is mainly native to the
Holarctic.[3]
^Enrique Medianero; James A. Nicholls; Graham N. Stone; José Luis Nieves-Aldrey (10 December 2021). "A new genus of Neotropical oak gall wasp, Prokius Nieves-Aldrey, Medianero & Nicholls, gen. nov. (Hymenoptera: Cynipidae: Cynipini), with description of two new species from Panama". Zootaxa. 5081 (2): 203–222.
doi:
10.11646/ZOOTAXA.5081.2.2.
ISSN1175-5334.
WikidataQ110301856.
Cynipini is a
tribe of
gall wasps. These insects induce
galls in plants of the
beech and
oak family,
Fagaceae.[1] They are known commonly as the oak gall wasps.[2]
It is the largest cynipid tribe, with about 936[3] to 1000[2] recognized species, most of which are associated with oaks.[2] The tribe is mainly native to the
Holarctic.[3]
^Enrique Medianero; James A. Nicholls; Graham N. Stone; José Luis Nieves-Aldrey (10 December 2021). "A new genus of Neotropical oak gall wasp, Prokius Nieves-Aldrey, Medianero & Nicholls, gen. nov. (Hymenoptera: Cynipidae: Cynipini), with description of two new species from Panama". Zootaxa. 5081 (2): 203–222.
doi:
10.11646/ZOOTAXA.5081.2.2.
ISSN1175-5334.
WikidataQ110301856.