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Species Callirhytis seminator - Wool Sower Gall Wasp

 
 
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Phylogeny, Evolution and Classification of Gall Wasps: The Plot Thickens
Fredrik Ronquist, José-Luis Nieves-Aldrey, Matthew L. Buffington, Zhiwei Liu, Johan Liljeblad, and Johan A. A. Nylander. 2015. Phylogeny, Evolution and Classification of Gall Wasps: The Plot Thickens. PLoS ONE 10(5): e0123301. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0123301

World Cynipoidea (Hymenoptera): A Key to Higher-Level Groups
Matthew L Buffington, Mattias Forshage, Johan Liljeblad, Chang-Ti Tang, Simon van Noort, World Cynipoidea (Hymenoptera): A Key to Higher-Level Groups, Insect Systematics and Diversity, Volume 4, Issue 4, July 2020, 1, https://doi.org/10.1093/isd/ixaa003

While much has been learned regarding the phylogeny and evolution of cynipoid wasps, clearly illustrated diagnostic tools and identification keys have remained stagnant. So too, where keys do exist, they are often to genus or species, and there are no user-friendly keys to groups such as tribes, subfamilies, or families. This state of affairs leaves a knowledge gap for non-specialists and slows future research on the group.

Phylogeny, classification and evolution of the Cynipoidea
Ronquist, Fredrik. 1999. Phylogeny, classification and evolution of the Cynipoidea. Zoologica Scripta 28(1-2):139-164.

Wharton R.A., Yoder M.J. Parasitoids of fruit-infesting Tephritidae
[cite:749348]

Ribes-Escolà A. (2007-2014) Himenòpters de Ponent
[cite:745081]
a wonderful resource cited on many BG pages over the years (somehow never made it into the ref section, though)

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Solitary Wasp Videos
Quicktime video clips of several solitary wasps. (Link corrected 27 July 2008 as per Dick's comment.)

Kroupa A.S. (2020) The Hymenoptera of Central America eXtended. Version 2.0
[cite:2017698]

Wasps of Illinois
Angella Moorehouse has created a color guide to some of the Hymenoptera that can be found in Illinois. Can be downloaded free from The Field Museum.

 
 
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