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Andricus dimorphus galls on Bur Oak leaf | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hymenoptera |
Family: | Cynipidae |
Subfamily: | Cynipinae Latreille, 1802 |
Cynipinae is a subfamilyofgall wasps (Cynipidae).[1] Many of the approximately 1,500 described species cause gallsonoaks, but some induce galls on other plant species or are inquilines of the gall-inducing species.[1][2] Species occur on all continents except Antarctica, with most found in the temperate regions of the northern hemisphere.[1] All extant cynipid species are within Cynipinae since the only other recognized subfamily is Hodiernocynipinae which is based on the fossil genus Hodiernocynips.[3]
There are 12 tribes currently recognized within Cynipinae:[1]
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