Diplolepididae | |
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Diplolepis rosae gall | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hymenoptera |
Superfamily: | Cynipoidea |
Family: |
Diplolepididae Latreille, 1802 |
Genera | |
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Diplolepididae is a family of small gall-inducing wasps. Until recently these wasps were included in the gall wasp family (Cynipidae) but were moved to their own family based on genetic and morphological features. [1] [2] It contains two subfamilies: Diplolepidinae and Pediaspidinae. [2]
Diplolepidinae includes about 60 species in two genera ( Diplolepis and Liebelia), all of which induce galls on roses in which the larvae live and feed. [2] [3] [4] This subfamily was formerly included in Cynipidae as the tribe Diplolepidini. [2]
Pediaspidinae is composed of two monotypic genera: Himalocynips and Pediaspis. [2] The biology of this subfamily is poorly known, though Pediaspis aceris induces galls on a species of maple. [2] This subfamily was formerly included in Cynipidae as the tribe Pediaspini. [2]