Neuroterus

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Neuroterus
Neuroterus albipes
Neuroterus albipes
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Suborder: Apocrita
Superfamily: Cynipoidea
Family: Cynipidae
Genus: Neuroterus
Hartig, 1840
Species

many; see text
The galls of Neuroterus numismalis on Quercus robur leaf
The galls of Neuroterus numismalis on Quercus robur leaf

Neuroterus is a genus of gall wasps. Some species produce galls that fall off of the host plant and jump along the ground due to the movement of the larvae within.

Species include:

  • Neuroterus albipes
  • Neuroterus aprilinus
  • Neuroterus baccarum
  • Neuroterus cerrifloralis
  • Neuroterus lanuginosus
  • Neuroterus numismalis
  • Neuroterus quercusbaccarum
  • Neuroterus saltatorius
  • Neuroterus serratae
  • Neuroterus tricolor
  • Neuroterus umbilicatus

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