Cynips
| Cynips | |
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| Cynips longiventris parthenogenetic generation gall | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Cynipidae |
| Subfamily: | Cynipinae |
| Tribe: | Cynipini |
| Genus: |
Cynips Linnaeus, 1758 |
| Species | |
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about 39, see text |
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| Synonyms | |
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Antron |
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about 39, see text
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Besbicus
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.
As of 2008, there are about 39 species in this genus.
The wasp formerly named Cynips saltatorius is now named Neuroterus saltatorius.
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