Cycloneuroterus
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| Cycloneuroterus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Cynipidae |
| Subfamily: | Cynipinae |
| Tribe: | Cynipini |
| Genus: | Cycloneuroterus Melika & Tang, 2011 |
| Type species | |
| Cycloneuroterus lilungi Tang, Melika & Yang, 2011 | |
Cycloneuroterus is a genus of oak gall wasps from the family Cynipidae.[1]
Species in this genus form galls on various Fagaceae in the Eastern Palearctic.[1] The genus is named after one of the more common host plants (section Cyclobalanopsis), and their morphological similarity to the genus Neuroterus.[1]