Paracraspis is a genus of oak gall wasps in the Nearctic. It was established by Lewis Hart Weld in 1952,[2] then re-established in 2021.[3]
| Paracraspis | |
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| Galls induced by Paracraspis guadaloupensis | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Cynipidae |
| Subfamily: | Cynipinae |
| Tribe: | Cynipini |
| Genus: | Paracraspis Weld, 1952[1] |
| Type species | |
| Callirhytis guadaloupensis Fullaway, 1911
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Species
editThe following species are grouped into Paracraspis:[3]
- Paracraspis guadaloupensis (Fullaway, 1911)
- Paracraspis insolens (Weld, 1926)
- Paracraspis patelloides (Weld, 1926)
References
edit- ^ "Paracraspis". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
- ^ Weld, Lewis H. (1952). "New American cynipid wasps from galls". Proceedings of the United States National Museum. 102 (3304): 315–342 [324]. doi:10.5479/si.00963801.102-3304.315.
- ^ a b Melika, George; Pujade-Villar, Juli; Nicholls, James A.; Cuesta-Porta, Victor; Cooke-McEwen, Crystal & Stone, Graham N. (28 June 2021). "Three new Nearctic genera of oak cynipid gall wasps (Hymenoptera: Cynipidae: Cynipini): Burnettweldia Pujade-Villar, Melika & Nicholls, Nichollsiella Melika, Pujade-Villar & Stone, Disholandricus Melika, Pujade-Villar & Nicholls; and re-establishment of the genus Paracraspis Weld". Zootaxa. 4993 (1): 1–81. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4993.1.1. ISSN 1175-5334. PMID 34186821.