Diastrophus kincaidii
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| Diastrophus kincaidii | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Cynipidae |
| Genus: | Diastrophus |
| Species: | D. kincaidii |
| Binomial name | |
| Diastrophus kincaidii Gillette, 1893 | |
Diastrophus kincaidii, also known as the thimbleberry gallmaker wasp, is a species of cynipid wasp that induces integral stem galls on thimbleberry plants.[1] Galls induced by this wasp are the foundation of a derivative ecosystem, supporting a weevil and at least nine parasitic wasps.[2]
