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Acraspis
Mayr, 1881; 20 species NA
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Amphibolips Reinhard, 1865; 53 species NA, NT
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Andricus Hartig, 1840; ca 375 species but taxonomy is uncertain and
far from stable with many more or less dubious taxa NA, PA, OR, NT
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Aphelonyx Mayr, 1881; 3 species PA
Atrusca Kinsey, 1930; 59 species but taxonomy is uncertain NA, NT
Barucynips Medianero & Nieves-Aldrey, 2013; 1 species NT
Bassettia Ashmead, 1887; 9 species NA
Belizinella Kovalev, 1965; 2 species ePA
Belonocnema Mayr, 1881; 2 species NA
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Biorhiza Westwood, 1840; 6 species PA, NA
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Burnettweldia Pujade-Villar, Melika & Nicholls, 2021 NA |
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Callirhytis Förster, 1869; 80 species but taxonomy is uncertain and
far from stable NA, PA
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Cerroneuroterus Melika and Pujade-Villar, 2009; 9 species PA, OR
Chilaspis Mayr, 1881; 2 species wPA
Coffeeikokkos Pujade-Villar & Melika, 2012; 2 species NT
Cyclocynips Melika, Tang & Sinclair, 2013; 2 species OR
Cycloneuroterus Melika & Tang, 2011; 17 species OR, ePA
Cynips Linnaeus, 1758; ca 75 species but taxonomy is uncertain and
far from stable with many more or less dubious taxa NA, PA, NT
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Disholandricus Melika, Pujade-Villar & Nicholls, 2021 NA |
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Disholcaspis Dalla Torre & Kieffer, 1910; 55 species NA, NT
Dros Kinsey, 1937; 5 species NA
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Dryocosmus Giraud, 1859; 50 species but diagnostic characters need
to be revised and new genera will be erected in PA, NA, OR
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Erythres Kinsey, 1937; 2 species NA
Eumayria Ashmead, 1887; 6 species NA
Eumayriella Melika & Abrahamson, 1997; 2 species NA
Femuros Kinsey, 1937; 7 species NA
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Grahamstoneia Melika &
Nicholls, 2021
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Heteroecus Kinsey, 1922; 12 species NA
Holocynips Kieffer, 1910; 5 species NA
Kinseyella Pujade-Villar & Melika, 2010; 2 species NA
Kokkocynips Pujade-Villar & Melika, 2013; 1 species NT
Latuspina Monzen, 1954; 9 species ePA, OR
Loxaulus Mayr, 1881; 17 species NA, NT
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Melikaiella Pujade-Villar, 2014; 14 species
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Neuroterus Hartig, 1840; 79 species but taxonomy is uncertain and
far from stable including more or less dubious taxa PA, NA, NT
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Nichollsiella Melika, Pujade-Villar & Stone, 2021 NA |
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Odontocynips Kieffer, 1910; 3 species NA, NT
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Paracraspis Weld, 1952 NA |
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Philonix Fitch, 1859; 7 species NA
Phylloteras Ashmead, 1897; 9 species NA
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Plagiotrochus Mayr, 1881; 22 species PA, OR
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Protobalandricus Melika, Nicholls & Stone, 2018; 1 species NA
Pseudoneuroterus Kinsey, 1923; 4 species wPA
Sphaeroteras Ashmead, 1897; recently resurrected with 5 species, NA,
NT
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Striatoandricus Pujade-Villar, 2020 |
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Trichagalma Mayr, 1907; 3 species ePA, OR
Trigonaspis Hartig, 1840; 22 species PA, NA
Ussuraspis Kovalev, 1965; 1 species ePA
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Zapatella Pujade-Villar & Melika, 2012; 13 species NA, NT
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Zopheroteras Ashmead, 1897; 6 species NA |
Distribution |
Nearctic, Neotropical, Oriental and Palaearctic regions. |
Biology |
Gall inducers on species of Quercus, Castanea,
Castanopsis, Chrysolepis and Lithocarpus (Fagaceae),
by far the largest number on oaks (Buffington et al. 2020). |
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Credits
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Photographs © Matt Buffington (Systematic Entomology Laboratory, USDA/ARS),
or Irene Lobato-Vila (University of Barcelona).
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