Disholcaspis
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| Disholcaspis | |
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| Adult Disholcaspis quercusmamma | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Cynipidae |
| Tribe: | Cynipini |
| Genus: | Disholcaspis Dalla Torre & Kieffer, 1910 |
| Type species | |
| Callispidia quercus-globulus Fitch, 1859 | |
Disholcaspis is a genus of gall wasps in the family Cynipidae. There are more than 40 species described in the genus Disholcaspis.[1][2][3] Some Disholcaspis species induce galls that produce honeydew, a sweet liquid that attracts yellow jackets, ants, and bees. These insects then protect the galls from parasitic wasps.[4]
