Diplolepidini

Diplolepidini is one of the twelve tribes of the gall wasp family (Cynipidae) and contains two genera (Diplolepis and Liebelia) with nearly 60 species.[1] All species induce galls on roses (Rosa) in which the larvae live and feed.[1]

Diplolepidini
Diplolepis rosae gall
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Cynipidae
Subfamily: Cynipinae
Tribe: Diplolepidini
Latreille, 1802
Genera

References

  1. Ronquist, Fredrik; Nieves-Aldrey, José-Luis; Buffington, Matthew L.; Liu, Zhiwei; Liljeblad, Johan; Nylander, Johan A. A. (2015-05-20). "Phylogeny, Evolution and Classification of Gall Wasps: The Plot Thickens". PLOS ONE. 10 (5): e0123301. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0123301. ISSN 1932-6203. PMC 4439057. PMID 25993346.


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