Neuroterus anthracinus f. agamic (Curtis, 1838)
(Oyster Gall Causer)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
FormNeuroterus anthracinus f. agamic (Oyster Gall Causer)
SpeciesNeuroterus anthracinus (Oyster Gall Causer)
GenusNeuroterus (spangle gall wasps)
TribeCynipini (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)
Records of Neuroterus anthracinus f. agamic (Oyster Gall Causer) :
1: Neuroterus anthracinus f. agamic (Oyster Gall Causer)
6 Sep 2008 OSGR: SU56 51° 30’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
galls on midrib on underside of Pedunculate Oak leaves
Image 1: Gall - oblique view - close-up - magnifiedImage 2: Gall - oblique view - close-up - magnified (2)Image 3: Gall - side view - close-up - magnifiedImage 4: Scar where gall has dropped - close-up - magnifiedImage 5: Scar where gall has dropped - close-up - magnified (2)

Neuroterus anthracinus f. agamic (Oyster Gall Causer) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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