Diplolepididae
Family of insects
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Diplolepididae is a family of small gall-inducing wasps. Until recently these wasps were included in the gall wasp family (Cynipidae) but were moved to their own family based on genetic and morphological features.[1][2] It contains two subfamilies: Diplolepidinae and Pediaspidinae.[2]
| Diplolepididae | |
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| Diplolepis rosae gall | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Superfamily: | Cynipoidea |
| Family: | Diplolepididae Latreille, 1802 |
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Diplolepidinae includes about 60 species in two genera (Diplolepis and Liebelia), all of which induce galls on roses in which the larvae live and feed.[2][3][4] This subfamily was formerly included in Cynipidae as the tribe Diplolepidini.[2]
Pediaspidinae is composed of two monotypic genera: Himalocynips and Pediaspis.[2] The biology of this subfamily is poorly known, though Pediaspis aceris induces galls on a species of maple.[2] This subfamily was formerly included in Cynipidae as the tribe Pediaspini.[2]
