Diplolepis polita, known generally as the spiny leaf gall wasp, is a species of gall wasp in the family Cynipidae. It was first described by William Harris Ashmead in 1890.[1]
| Diplolepis polita | |
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| Diplolepis polita gall on baldhip rose[clarification needed] | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Diplolepididae |
| Genus: | Diplolepis |
| Species: | D. polita
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| Binomial name | |
| Diplolepis polita (Ashmead, 1890)
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This species induces galls on several species of wild roses in North America, including Rosa arkansana and Rosa acicularis.[1][2] The galls are formed on the leaves in spring and early summer and are spherical with short spikes.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c Joseph D. Shorthouse (2010). "Galls Induced by the Cynipid Wasps of the genus Diplolepis (Hymenoptera: Cynipidae) on the Roses of Canada's Grasslands" (PDF). Arthropods of Canadian Grasslands (Volume 1): Ecology and Interactions in Grassland Habitats. doi:10.3752/9780968932148.CH12. Wikidata Q100878188.
- ^ Christopher Friesen; Y. Miles Zhang (2021). "ROSE GALL WASPS (CYNIPIDAE: DIPLOLEPIS) OF MANITOBA, INCLUDING A NEW PROVINCIAL RECORD". Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Manitoba. 77: 52–60. ISSN 0315-2146. Wikidata Q114940039.
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