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Callirhytis quercussuttoni

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Gouty stem gall wasp
Gouty stem gall wasp (top) and gall (bottom)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Cynipidae
Genus: Callirhytis
Species:
C. quercussuttoni
Binomial name
Callirhytis quercussuttoni
(Bassett, 1881)
Synonyms
  • Cynips quercussuttoni Bassett, 1881[1]

Callirhytis quercussuttoni, the gouty stem gall wasp, is a species of gall wasp.[2][3] Its galls appear on oaks in the red oak group (section Lobatae) (including Quercus agrifolia and Q. wisizleni) on the west coast of North America.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Bassett, H. F. (1881). "New Species of Cynipidae". The Canadian Entomologist. 13 (3): 51–57. doi:10.4039/Ent1351-3. S2CID 84730995.
  2. ^ "Taxonomy browser (Callirhytis quercussuttoni)". www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. Retrieved 2021-01-19.
  3. ^ "Gouty Stem Gall Wasp (Callirhytis quercussuttoni)". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2021-01-19.
  4. ^ "Callirhytis quercussuttoni Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2021-01-19.