Antron (wasp)
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''Antron'' is a genus of
gall wasp Gall wasps, also incorrectly 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 generall ...
s in the tribe Cynipini, the oak gall wasps. Some authors have included it within the genus ''
Cynips ''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 ...
'' but it was recently resurrected. The genus was established by Alfred Kinsey in 1930.


Species

Species in this genus include: * '' Antron lovellae'' Melika, Nicholls & Stone, 2021 * '' Antron tomkursari'' Melika, Nicholls & Stone, 2021


References

Cynipidae Hymenoptera genera Gall-inducing insects {{Apocrita-stub Taxa described in 1930 Taxa named by Alfred Kinsey