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Neuroterus
Sign in to saveright|thumb|The galls of Neuroterus numismalis parthenogenetic generation on Quercus robur leaf
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 612
- With media
- 184
- Family
- Cynipidae
- Collections
- LACM, PSUC, UMNH, USNM, INHS
- Recorded in
- United States
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right|thumb|The galls of Neuroterus numismalis parthenogenetic generation on Quercus robur leaf
Neuroterus is a genus of gall wasps that induce galls on oaks in which the wasp larvae live and feed. Some species produce galls that fall off the host plant and 'jump' along the ground due to the movement of the larvae within.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Neuroterus” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.