''Phylloteras'' is a
North American
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genus
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of
gall wasps
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in the
family
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Cynipidae
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 genera ...
,
tribe
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Cynipini (oak gall wasps).
Species
There are at least 4 described species in ''Phylloteras'',
possibly 11 total.
* ''
Phylloteras cupella'' (
Weld)—urn gall wasp
* ''
Phylloteras poculum''
(Osten-Sacken
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History
The origins of the family are traced to 14th century. In 16 ...
, 1862)
* ''
Phylloteras sigma'' (
Weld)
* ''
Phylloteras volutellae''
Ashmead, 1897—conical oak gall wasp
References
Further reading
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External links
Cynipidae
Hymenoptera genera
Gall-inducing insects
Taxa named by William Harris Ashmead
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