Liposthenes Explained

Liposthenes is a genus of gall wasps in the family Cynipidae. It forms galls on plants from the genus Glechoma.^[1] There are at least two described species in Liposthenes.

Species

These two species belong to the genus Liposthenes:

• Liposthenes glechomae (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Liposthenes kerneri (Wachtl, 1891)

Further reading

• Book: Cynipid Galls of the Eastern United States. 1959. Weld . Lewis H.. Privately printed in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
• Phylogeny, classification and evolution of the Cynipoidea. 1999. Ronquist . Fredrik. Zoologica Scripta. 28. 1–2. 139–164. 10.1046/j.1463-6409.1999.00022.x.

Notes and References

1. Nastasi . Louis F. . Buffington . Matthew L. . Davis . Charles K. . Deans . Andrew R. . Key to the North American tribes and genera of herb, rose, bramble, and inquiline gall wasps (Hymenoptera, Cynipoidea, Cynipidae sensu lato) . ZooKeys . Pensoft Publishers . 1196 . 2024-03-25 . 1313-2970 . 10.3897/zookeys.1196.118460 . free . 177–207. 10985401 .