Grahamstoneia
Genus of gall wasps
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Grahamstoneia is a genus of oak gall wasps in the family Cynipidae.[1] The genus is monotypic, with the singular species Grahamstoneia humboldti.[2][1]
| Grahamstoneia | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Cynipidae |
| Subfamily: | Cynipinae |
| Tribe: | Cynipini |
| Genus: | Grahamstoneia Melika & Nicholls, 2021 |
| Species: | G. humboldti |
| Binomial name | |
| Grahamstoneia humboldti Melika & Nicholls, 2021 | |
Grahamstoneia is named after cynipidologist and entomologist Graham Stone.[1]
The genus occurs in the southwestern Nearctic and induces galls on Quercus vacciniifolia and Quercus chrysolepis.[1]
