Antron (wasp)

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Antron
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Cynipidae
Subfamily: Cynipinae
Tribe: Cynipini
Genus: Antron
Kinsey, 1930

Antron is a genus of gall wasps in the tribe Cynipini, the oak gall wasps. Some authors have included it within the genus Cynips but it was recently resurrected. [1] The genus was established by Alfred Kinsey in 1930.

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Species

Species in this genus include:

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References

  1. George Melika; James A. Nicholls; Warren Abrahamson; Eileen A. Buss; Graham N. Stone (23 December 2021). "New species of Nearctic oak gall wasps (Hymenoptera: Cynipidae, Cynipini)". Zootaxa . 5084 (1): 1–131. doi:10.11646/ZOOTAXA.5084.1.1. ISSN   1175-5334. Wikidata   Q110307168.