cynipid wasp


Also found in: Thesaurus.
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.cynipid wasp - small solitary wasp that produces galls on oaks and other plantscynipid wasp - small solitary wasp that produces galls on oaks and other plants
cynipid gall wasp, gall wasp, gallfly
wasp - social or solitary hymenopterans typically having a slender body with the abdomen attached by a narrow stalk and having a formidable sting
Cynipidae, family Cynipidae - a family of Hymenoptera
Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.
Mentioned in ?
References in periodicals archive ?
Squirrels are known to eat weevils that infest acorns (Weckerly et al., 1989; Steele el al., 19961 and to open acorn galls formed by a cynipid wasp, both in North America (Nixon, 1970) and among captive squirrels in England (Gurnell, 1987).
Foraging patterns of eastern gray squirrels (Sciurus carolinensis) on goldenrod gall insects, a potentially important winter food resource
Washburn and Cornell (1981) suggested that Xanthoteras politum (Bassett), a cynipid wasp that galls the leaves of Quercus stellata, requires the continued production of post-fire sucker shoots for maintenance of local gall populations.
Gall-forming insect diversity is linked to soil fertility via host plant taxon
Review of the world genera of oak cynipid wasps (Hymenoptera: Cynipidae: Cynipini), pp.
Callirhytis cameroni: a new species of oak gall wasp (Hymenoptera: Cynipidae: Cynipini) in Panama
Increased photosynthesis and water potentials in Silphium integrifolium galled by cynipid wasps. Oecologia, vol.
Photosynthetic efficiency of Clusia arrudae leaf tissue with and without Cecidomyiidae galls/Eficiencia fotossintetica do tecido foliar de Clusia arrudae Planchon & Tirana com e sem galhas de Cecidomyiidae
A brief collecting trip to Fort Severn, Ontario (55[degrees]59' N, 87[degrees]38' W), in May 2001 revealed galls of three species of cynipid wasps (Hymenoptera: Cynipidae) on the wild rose Rosa acicularis.
Notes on cynipid galls, ground beetles and ground-dwelling spiders collected at Fort Severn, Ontario

Dictionary browser ?
Full browser ?