| Cynipinae | |
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| Andricus dimorphus galls on Bur Oak leaf | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Cynipidae |
| Subfamily: | Cynipinae Latreille, 1802 |
Cynipinae is a subfamily of gall wasps (Cynipidae). [1] Many of the approximately 1,500 described species cause galls on oaks, but some induce galls on other plant species or are inquilines of the gall-inducing species. [1] [2] Species occur on all continents, except Antarctica, with most found in the temperate regions of the northern hemisphere. [1] All extant cynipid species are within Cynipinae since the only other recognized subfamily is Hodiernocynipinae, which is based on the fossil genus Hodiernocynips . [3]
