Biology:Diplolepididae

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Short description: Family of insects

Diplolepididae
Diplolepis-rosae.jpg
Diplolepis rosae gall
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Superfamily: Cynipoidea
Family: Diplolepididae
Latreille, 1802
Genera
  • Tischbein, 1852 Geoffroy, 1762
  • Yoshimoto, 1970 Liebelia
  • Diplolepis Kieffer, 1903
  • Pediaspis Himalocynips

Diplolepididae is a family of small gall-inducing wasps. Until recently these wasps were included in the gall wasp family (Cynipidae) but were moved to their own family based on genetic and morphological features.[1][2] It contains two subfamilies: Diplolepidinae and Pediaspidinae.[2]

Diplolepidinae includes about 60 species in two genera (Diplolepis and Liebelia), all of which induce galls on roses in which the larvae live and feed.[2][3][4] This subfamily was formerly included in Cynipidae as the tribe Diplolepidini.[2]

Pediaspidinae is composed of two monotypic genera: Himalocynips and Pediaspis.[2] The biology of this subfamily is poorly known, though Pediaspis aceris induces galls on a species of maple.[2] This subfamily was formerly included in Cynipidae as the tribe Pediaspini.[2]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q123476903 entry