| Synergus | |
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| Synergus clandestinus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Cynipidae |
| Subfamily: | Cynipinae |
| Tribe: | Synergini |
| Genus: | Synergus Hartig, 18401 |
Synergus is a genus of gall wasp in the tribe Synergini. It is found worldwide. Species in Synergus are generally inquilines, which means they use the galls of other species of gall wasps.2 Synergus uses the galls of Cynipini on oak trees.3
Species
As of 2024, there are at least 127 species in Synergus.2 Notable species include:
- Synergus itoensis
- Only Synergus species known to induce its own gall.4
- Synergus japonicus
- Synergus vulgaris Hartig, 1840
- The type species for Synergus3
References
References
- Hartig, T. (1840). "Ueber die familie der Gallwespen". Zeitschrift für die Entomologie. 2: 176–200.
- Xiudan, Wang; Luan, Liu; Yang, Zeng (2024-02-29). "Discovery of a new species of Synergus (Hymenoptera, Cynipidae, Synergini) based on morphology and molecular data". ZooKeys (1193): 81–94. Bibcode:2024ZooK.1193...81X. doi:10.3897/zookeys.1193.105756. ISSN 1313-2970. PMC 10921061. PMID 38463756.
- Nastasi, Louis F.; Buffington, Matthew L.; Davis, Charles K.; Deans, Andrew R. (2024-03-25). "Key to the North American tribes and genera of herb, rose, bramble, and inquiline gall wasps (Hymenoptera, Cynipoidea, Cynipidae sensu lato)". ZooKeys (1196): 177–207. Bibcode:2024ZooK.1196..177N. doi:10.3897/zookeys.1196.118460. ISSN 1313-2970. PMC 10985401. PMID 38566620.
- Gobbo, Erik; Lartillot, Nicolas; Hearn, Jack; Stone, Graham N; Abe, Yoshihisa; Wheat, Christopher W; Ide, Tatsuya; Ronquist, Fredrik (2020-11-03). David, Enard (ed.). "From Inquilines to Gall Inducers: Genomic Signature of a Life-Style Transition in Synergus Gall Wasps". Genome Biology and Evolution. 12 (11): 2060–2073. doi:10.1093/gbe/evaa204. ISSN 1759-6653. PMC 7674688. PMID 32986797.