Heteroecus
Genus of wasps
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Heteroecus is a genus of gall wasps in the family Cynipidae. There are about seven described species in the genus Heteroecus.[1][2][3] They are only found on oaks (Quercus) of the section Protobalanus.[4]
| Heteroecus | |
|---|---|
| |
| Heteroecus pacificus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Cynipidae |
| Tribe: | Cynipini |
| Genus: | Heteroecus Kinsey, 1922 |
Species
These seven species belong to the genus Heteroecus:
- Heteroecus crescentus (Lyon)
- Heteroecus dasydactyli (Ashmead, 1896) – woolly gall wasp
- Heteroecus devorus (Lyon)
- Heteroecus lyoni – Lyon's gall wasp
- Heteroecus melanoderma Kinsey, 1922 – golden gall wasp
- Heteroecus pacificus (Ashmead, 1896) – beaked spindle gall wasp
- Heteroecus sanctaeclarae – mushroom gall wasp
