Aphelonyx cerricola is a gall wasp species in the family Cynipidae which is native to Europe and Western Asia from Austria to Iran, and is an introduced species in Great Britain. Only the asexual generation is known, which induces galls on Quercus cerris within Europe with possible records on other species within Quercus section Cerris in Iran.[1][2]
| Aphelonyx cerricola | |
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| Mature gall on turkey oak | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Cynipidae |
| Genus: | Aphelonyx |
| Species: | A. cerricola
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| Binomial name | |
| Aphelonyx cerricola Giraud, 1859 [1]
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References
edit- ^ a b Melika, G. (2004). "NEW SPECIES OF CYNIPID GALL WASPS FROM IRAN AND TURKEY (HYMENOPTERA: CYNIPIDAE: CYNIPINI)" (PDF). Acta Zoologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae. 50 (2): 139–151.
- ^ "Aphelonyx cerricola f. agamic (Giraud, 1859)". NBN Atlas. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
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