Disholcaspis
Genus of gall wasps
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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]
| Disholcaspis | |
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| Adult Disholcaspis quercusmamma | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Cynipidae |
| Tribe: | Cynipini |
| Genus: | Disholcaspis Dalla Torre & Kieffer, 1910 |
| Type species | |
| Callispidia quercus-globulus Fitch, 1859 | |
Species
These 42 species belong to the genus Disholcaspis:[5]
- Disholcaspis acetabula (Weld, 1921)
- Disholcaspis bassetti (Gillette, 1888)
- Disholcaspis bettyannae Medianero & Nieves-Aldrey, 2011
- Disholcaspis bisethiae Medianero & Nieves-Aldrey, 2011
- Disholcaspis brevinota Weld, 1921
- Disholcaspis canescens Weld, 1957 - Round honeydew gall wasp
- Disholcaspis cinerosa (Bassett, 1881) - Mealy oak gall wasp
- Disholcaspis colorado Gillette, 1893
- Disholcaspis costaricensis Melika & Pujade-Villar, 2021
- Disholcaspis crystalae Pujade-Villar, 2018
- Disholcaspis edura Weld, 1957
- Disholcaspis eldoradensis (Beutenmuller, 1909) - Honeydew gall wasp
- Disholcaspis erugomamma Cooke-McEwen & Gates, 2020
- Disholcaspis fungiformis Kinsey, 1920
- Disholcaspis globosa Weld, 1921
- Disholcaspis insulana Kinsey, 1938
- Disholcaspis lacuna Weld, 1921
- Disholcaspis laetae Kinsey, 1937
- Disholcaspis largior Kinsey, 1938
- Disholcaspis mamillana Weld, 1957
- Disholcaspis mellifica Pujade-Villar, 2017
- Disholcaspis mexicana Weld, 1957
- Disholcaspis pallens Kinsey, 1938
- Disholcaspis pattersoni Kinsey, 1922
- Disholcaspis pedunculoides Weld, 1926
- Disholcaspis perniciosa (Bassett, 1890)
- Disholcaspis potosina Kinsey, 1937
- Disholcaspis prehensa Weld, 1957 - Clasping twig gall wasp
- Disholcaspis pruniformis Kinsey, 1920
- Disholcaspis pulla Kinsey, 1937
- Disholcaspis purlans Kinsey, 1937
- Disholcaspis purpurea Kinsey, 1937
- Disholcaspis quercusglobulus (Fitch, 1859) - Round bullet gall wasp
- Disholcaspis quercusmamma (Walsh, 1869) - Oak rough bulletgall wasp
- Disholcaspis quercusomnivora Weld, 1959
- Disholcaspis quercusvirens (Ashmead, 1881)
- Disholcaspis regina Kinsey, 1937
- Disholcaspis rubens (Gillette, 1893)
- Disholcaspis simulata Kinsey, 1922 - Dried peach gall wasp
- Disholcaspis spissa Weld, 1957
- Disholcaspis spongiosa Weld, 1926
- Disholcaspis terrestris Weld
