Diplolepididae: Difference between revisions

'''Diplolepididae''' is a family of small [[Gall|gall-inducing]] wasps. Until recently itthese waswasps were included as a tribe in the [[Cynipidae|gall wasp family (Cynipidae)]] but waswere establishedmoved asto atheir separateown family based on biological, genetic, and morphological features.<ref name=blaimer>{{Cite Q|Q102333857}}</ref><ref name=hearn>{{Cite Q|Q123440111}}</ref> It contains two subfamilies: [[Diplolepidinae]] and [[Pediaspidinae]].<ref name="hearn" />

Diplolepidinae includes about 60 species in two [[Genus|genera]] ([[Diplolepis (wasp)|''Diplolepis'']] and ''[[Liebelia]]''), all of which induce galls on [[Rose|roses]] in which the larvae live and feed<ref name="hearn" />.<ref name=ronquist>{{Cite Q|Q28647214}}</ref><ref name=zhang>{{Cite Q|Q99634248}}</ref> This subfamily was formerly included in Cynipidae as the tribe Diplolepidini.<ref name="hearn" />

Pediaspidinae is composed of two [[Monotypic taxon|monotypic]] genera: ''[[Himalocynips]]'' and ''[[Pediaspis]]''.<ref name="hearn" /> The biology of this subfamily is poorly known, though ''[[Pediaspis aceris]]'' is known to induces galls on a species of [[maple]].<ref name="hearn" /> This subfamily was formerly included in Cynipidae as the the tribe Pediaspini.<ref name="hearn" />