''Synergus'' is a genus 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 ...
in the tribe
Synergini
Synergini is a tribe (biology), tribe of gall wasps in the subfamily Cynipinae.
Genera
The following genera are generally accepted within Synergini:
* ''Agastoroxenia''
* ''Lithosaphonecrus''
* ''Saphonecrus''
* ''Rhoophilus''
* ''Synergus ...
. It is found worldwide. Species in ''Synergus'' are generally
inquilines, which means they use the
galls
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 wart ...
of other species of gall wasps.
''Synergus'' uses the galls of
Cynipini
Cynipini is a tribe (biology), tribe of gall wasps. These insects induce galls in plants of the beech and oak family, Fagaceae. They are known commonly as the oak gall wasps.Melika, G., et al. (2013)A new genus of oak gallwasp, ''Cyclocynips'' Me ...
on
oak trees.
Species
As of 2024, there are at least 127 species in ''Synergus''.
Notable species include:
* ''
Synergus itoensis''
** Only ''Synergus'' species known to induce its own gall.
* ''
Synergus japonicus''
* ''
Synergus vulgaris''
Hartig, 1840
** The
type species
In International_Code_of_Zoological_Nomenclature, 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 spe ...
for ''Synergus''
References
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Gall-inducing insects
Cynipidae
Hymenoptera genera