Diplolepis Geoffroy, 1762
(smooth pea gall (s.l.))

Subtaxon Example images Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
images		 No of
ID refs
Diplolepis nervosa
Spike Pea Gall Wasp
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 		Species 7 images
Diplolepis rosae
Bedeguar Gall Wasp, Robin’s Pin Cushion Gall Wasp
Female (Click to open) (Click to open)
 		Species 22 images 4 ident. refs
Diplolepis spinosissimae
a gall wasp
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 		Species 15 images
[Diplolepis eglanteriae agg.]
smooth pea gall wasps
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 		Informal 1 subtaxa 7 images
Taxonomic hierarchy:
GenusDiplolepis (smooth pea gall (s.l.))
TribeDiplolepidini (a tribe of hymenopterans)
FamilyCYNIPIDAE (gall wasps etc)
SuperfamilyCYNIPOIDEA (cynipoid parasitic wasps)
SuborderAPOCRITA (bees, wasps, ants and parasitoids)
OrderHYMENOPTERA (ants, bees and wasps, sawflies and parasitoid wasps)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

Diplolepis (smooth pea gall (s.l.) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Diplolepis (smooth pea gall (s.l.)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 20 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Diplolepis (smooth pea gall (s.l.)
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