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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies (Hymenoptera) » "Parasitica" - Parasitoid Wasps » Cynipoidea » Gall Wasps (Cynipidae) » Herb Gall Wasps (Aulacideini) » Antistrophus
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Cynipidae - Antistrophus - female
Copyright © 2017 Marci Hess

Cynipidae - Antistrophus - Female
Blanchard township, Lafayette County, Wisconsin, USA
July 10, 2015
This came from Silphium laciniatum (Compass plant) stems, same as but their appearance is very different. I couldn't find any similar photos in this family; could they be different families?

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Contributed by Marci Hess on 9 March, 2017 - 3:26pm
Last updated 18 February, 2022 - 3:27pm

Antistrophus
This is indeed a species of Antistrophus. Species of this genus aren't easily separable from images, but provided that your host record is correct this is Antistrophus rufus or Antistrophus minor (probably the former rather than the latter).
… Louis Nastasi, 18 February, 2022 - 3:29pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Gall Wasps.
… Louis Nastasi, 18 February, 2022 - 3:27pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Pteromalids.
… Marci Hess, 9 March, 2017 - 3:57pm login or register to post comments

Cynipid (female)…
See reference here.
… Ross Hill, 9 March, 2017 - 3:50pm login or register to post comments

 
Geesh...
I'm all mixed up!!! If I say Pteromalidae, it's Cynipidae and visa versa!!! Thanks for the help.
… Marci Hess, 9 March, 2017 - 3:55pm login or register to post comments

 
Associations…
In your area, this may be a species of Antistrophus. An article here, discusses the relationship between the host plant and other species including gall wasps and chalcids.
… Ross Hill, 9 March, 2017 - 4:01pm login or register to post comments

 
Yes,
That's from my website. I've read that article several times. I have had an apical gall wasp in a compass plant, but only found it one year and never again.
… Marci Hess, 9 March, 2017 - 4:04pm login or register to post comments

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