''Bassettia'' 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 found in North America.

Taxonomic history

This genus was

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by William Harris Ashmead in 1887. Ashmead named the genus after "Mr. H. F. Bassett, of Waterbury, Conn., who has done so much towards advancing our knowledge of these intricate Hymenopters". Two species were included in the genus's initial circumscription: ''B. floridana'', described in the same work, and '' B. tenuicornis''. Bassett had described the latter species in 1881, placing it in 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 ...

''. Ashmead later designated ''B. floridana'' as the genus's

type species In zoological nomenclature, a type species (''species typica'') is the species name with which the name of a genus or subgenus is considered to be permanently taxonomically associated, i.e., the species that contains the biological type specimen ...

Species

A 2007 revision of the genus by G. Melika and W. G. Abrahamson recognizes the following eight species in this genus: * ''

Bassettia archboldi ''Bassettia'' is a genus of gall wasps found in North America. Taxonomic history This genus was circumscribed by William Harris Ashmead in 1887. Ashmead named the genus after "Mr. H. F. Bassett, of Waterbury, Conn., who has done so much toward ...

'' — Florida * ''

Bassettia floridana ''Bassettia'' is a genus of gall wasps found in North America. Taxonomic history This genus was circumscribed by William Harris Ashmead in 1887. Ashmead named the genus after "Mr. H. F. Bassett, of Waterbury, Conn., who has done so much toward ...

'' — Connecticut, Florida * ''

Bassettia gemmae ''Bassettia'' is a genus of gall wasps found in North America. Taxonomic history This genus was circumscribed by William Harris Ashmead in 1887. Ashmead named the genus after "Mr. H. F. Bassett, of Waterbury, Conn., who has done so much toward ...

'' — Missouri, Illinois, District of Columbia * ''

Bassettia ligni ''Bassettia'' is a genus of gall wasps found in North America. Taxonomic history This genus was circumscribed by William Harris Ashmead in 1887. Ashmead named the genus after "Mr. H. F. Bassett, of Waterbury, Conn., who has done so much toward ...

'' — California, Oregon * '' Bassettia pallida'' — Georgia, Florida * ''

Bassettia tenuana ''Bassettia'' is a genus of gall wasps found in North America. Taxonomic history This genus was circumscribed by William Harris Ashmead in 1887. Ashmead named the genus after "Mr. H. F. Bassett, of Waterbury, Conn., who has done so much toward ...

'' — New Mexico * ''

Bassettia virginiana ''Bassettia'' is a genus of gall wasps found in North America. Taxonomic history This genus was circumscribed by William Harris Ashmead in 1887. Ashmead named the genus after "Mr. H. F. Bassett, of Waterbury, Conn., who has done so much toward ...

'' — Virginia * '' Bassettia weldi'' — Arizona Subsequent changes include the addition of: * ''

Bassettia caulicola ''Bassettia'' is a genus of gall wasps found in North America. Taxonomic history This genus was circumscribed by William Harris Ashmead in 1887. Ashmead named the genus after "Mr. H. F. Bassett, of Waterbury, Conn., who has done so much toward ...

'' — Panama

Former species

Melika and Abrahamson transferred or restored these species from ''Bassettia'' to ''

Callirhytis ''Callirhytis'' is a genus of gall wasps in the family Cynipidae. There are more than 90 described species in ''Callirhytis''. Species The following species are recognised in the genus ''Callirhytis'': * ''Callirhytis afion'' Melika ''et al.'', ...

'' in 2002. They had been included in Weld's 1951 taxonomy of ''Bassettia''. * ''

Callirhytis aquaticae ''Callirhytis'' is a genus of gall wasps in the family Cynipidae. There are more than 90 described species in ''Callirhytis''. Species The following species are recognised in the genus ''Callirhytis'': * ''Callirhytis afion'' Melika ''et al.'', ...

'' * '' Callirhytis ceropteroides'' * '' Callirhytis herberti'' * '' Callirhytis quercuscatesbaei''

Taxonomic history

Species

Former species

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