''Antistrophus'' is a

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of about 10 species of

gall wasp Gall wasps, also traditionally called gallflies, are hymenopterans of the family Cynipidae in the wasp superfamily Cynipoidea. Their common name comes from the galls they induce on plants for larval development. About 1,300 species of this gene ...

s.Poole, R.W. & P. Gentili, 1996. Hymenoptera, Mecoptera, Megaloptera, Neuroptera, Raphidioptera, Trichoptera. ''Nomina Insecta Nearctica: A Check List of the Insects of North America.'' Vol 2. The genus is only known from the

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. Species of ''Antistrophus'' induce

gall Galls (from the Latin , 'oak-apple') or ''cecidia'' (from the Greek , anything gushing out) are a kind of swelling growth on the external tissues of plants. Plant galls are abnormal outgrowths of plant tissues, similar to benign tumors or war ...

s on plant species in four

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Silphium Silphium (also known as ''laserwort'' or ''laser''; Ancient Greek: , ) is an unidentified plant that was used in classical antiquity as a seasoning, perfume, aphrodisiac, and medicine. It was an essential item of trade from the ancient North Af ...

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Lygodesmia ''Lygodesmia'', called skeletonplant, is a genus of North American flowering plants in the tribe Cichorieae within the family Asteraceae.

Chrysothamnus ''Chrysothamnus'', known as rabbitbrush, rabbitbush, and chamisa, are a genus of shrubs in the family Asteraceae. The native distribution is in the arid western United States, Canada, and northern Mexico. It is known for its bright white or yell ...

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Microseris ''Microseris'' is a genus of plants in the tribe Cichorieae within the family Asteraceae, plants that often called composites. They are native to North America, South America, Australia, and New Zealand. Plants in the genus can either be annua ...

''. The genus was first named and described by Benjamin Walsh in 1869. This genus includes the following species: * '' Antistrophus bicolor''

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, 1891 * ''

Antistrophus chrysothamni ''Antistrophus'' is a genus of about 10 species of gall wasps.Poole, R.W. & P. Gentili, 1996. Hymenoptera, Mecoptera, Megaloptera, Neuroptera, Raphidioptera, Trichoptera. ''Nomina Insecta Nearctica: A Check List of the Insects of North America.'' ...

'' Beutenmuller, 1908 * '' Antistrophus jeanae'' Tooker and Hanks, 2004 * '' Antistrophus laciniatus'' Gillette, 1891 * '' Antistrophus lygodesmiaepisum'' Walsh, 1869 * '' Antistrophus meganae'' Tooker and Hanks, 2004 * '' Antistrophus minor'' Gillette, 1891 * '' Antistrophus microseris'' McCracken and Egbert, 1922 * '' Antistrophus rufus'' Gillette, 1891 * '' Antistrophus silphii'' Gillette, 1891

References

Gall-inducing insects Hymenoptera genera Cynipidae Taxa described in 1869 Taxa named by Benjamin Dann Walsh {{apocrita-stub