Neuroterus
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Gall wasp
Gall wasps , also called Gallflies, are a family of the order Hymenoptera and are classified with the Apocrita suborder of wasps in the superfamily Cynipoidea...
s. Some species produce galls that fall off the host plant and jump along the ground due to the movement of the larva
Larva
A larva is a distinct juvenile form many animals undergo before metamorphosis into adults. Animals with indirect development such as insects, amphibians, or cnidarians typically have a larval phase of their life cycle...
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Species include:
- Neuroterus albipesNeuroterus albipesNeuroterus albipes is a gall wasp that forms chemically induced leaf galls on oak trees which has both bisexual and agamic generations and therefore forms two distinct galls, the smooth spangle gall and Schenck's gall...
- Neuroterus anthracinusNeuroterus anthracinusNeuroterus anthracinus is a widely distributed gall wasp that forms chemically induced leaf galls on oak trees. N. anthracinus has both bisexual and agamic generations and in consequence forms two distinct galls, the oyster gall and April-bud gall. -Synonyms:Ameristus Förster 1869, Diplobius Kinsey...
- Neuroterus aprilinus
- Neuroterus cerrifloralis
- Neuroterus lanuginosus
- Neuroterus numismalisNeuroterus numismalisNeuroterus numismalis is a gall wasp that forms chemically induced leaf galls on oak trees. It has both bisexual and agamic generations and forms two distinct galls on oak leaves, the Silk button gall and Blister gall. The galls can be very numerous with more than a thousand per...
- Neuroterus quercusbaccarumNeuroterus quercusbaccarumThe common spangle gall on the underside of leaves and the currant gall on the male catkins or occasionally the leaves, develop as chemically induced distortions on pedunculate oak , or sessile oak trees, caused by the cynipid wasp Neuroterus quercusbaccarum which has both agamic and bisexual...
- Neuroterus saltatorius
- Neuroterus serratae
- Neuroterus tricolor
- Neuroterus umbilicatus