| Andricus | |
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| Andricus quercusradicis | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Cynipidae |
| Tribe: | Cynipini |
| Genus: | Andricus Hartig, 1840 [1] |
| Type species | |
| Andricus noduli Hartig, 1840 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Andricus is a genus of oak gall wasps in the family Cynipidae.
As in all Hymenoptera, sex-determination in species of the genus Andricus is governed by haplodiploidy: males develop from unfertilized eggs and are haploid, and females develop from fertilized eggs and are diploid. [2]
Many species in the genus alternate between an asexual generation and a sexual generation. [3] [4]
The taxonomy of the genus Andricus is uncertain, with many of the approximately 375 species considered dubious. [5] The following species are currently recognised in the genus Andricus: [6] [7] [8] [9]
These species were previously grouped in Andricus.
Currently in Druon :