Biology:Diastrophini

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Diastrophini is a tribe of gall wasps in the subfamily Cynipinae.[1] It was established in 2015 by Fredrik Ronquist et al.[2] Species in this tribe are associated with host plants in the rose family.[3]

Genera

The following genera are generally accepted within Diastrophini:[4]

  • Diastrophus
  • Periclistus
  • Synophromorpha
  • Xestophanes
  • Xestophanopsis

The genera Diastrophus and Xestophanes are gall-inducers, while the genera Perclistus and Synophromorpha are inquillines, making use of galls left behind by other wasps.[3] Xestophanes induces galls on Potentilla, while Synophromorpha inquilines in Diastrophus galls on Rubus bushes.[1]

Diastrophini genera are distributed throughout the holarctic realm, with some species transgressing into the neotropical.[3]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q131209382 entry