Diplolepis fructuum explained

Diplolepis fructuum (Rübsaamen, 1895) is a hymenopteran gall wasp which causes a galls on wild roses.[1] The species is closely related[2] to D. rosae and D. mayri but it produces its galls in the seeds of wild roses thus damaging its hips.[3] The species is distributed mainly in the Northern regions of the Middle East, the Caucasus region and Northern shores of the Black Sea.

Notes and References

  1. Hosseinali. LOTFALIZADEH. Mojtaba. RAJABI. Seyed Massoud. MADJDZADEH. 2012. Parasitoid community of Diplolepis fructuum (Rübsaamen) (Hym.: Cynipidae) in Kerman Province, with checklist of associated Hymenoptera fauna in Iran. North-Western Journal of Zoology. 8. 125–131.
  2. Zhang, Y. M.. Lászlo, Z.. Looney, C.. Dénes, A. L.. Hanner, R. H.. Shorthouse, J. D.. amp. 2019. DNA barcodes reveal inconsistent species boundaries in Diplolepis rose gall wasps and their Periclistus inquilines (Hymenoptera: Cynipidae).. The Canadian Entomologist. First View. 6. 717–727. 10.4039/tce.2019.59. 204157250 .
  3. Güçlü, S.. Hayat, R.. Shorthouse, J. D.. Tozlu, G.. amp. 2008. Gall-inducing wasps of the genus Diplolepis (Hymenoptera: Cynipidae) on shrub roses of Turkey.. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington. 110(1), 204-218..

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