Diastrophus potentillae

Diastrophus potentillae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Cynipidae
Genus:	Diastrophus
Species:	D. potentillae
Binomial name
Diastrophus potentillae Bassett, 1864

Diastrophus potentillae, also known as the cinquefoil bud gall wasp, ^[1] is a species of gall wasp in the family Cynipidae. ^{[2] [3] [4] [5]} It is found in eastern North America. ^{[1] [4]} It makes galls on the stems of Potentilla canadensis ^{[1] [6]} and P. simplex . ^[1]

References

1. "Diastrophus potentillae". Gallformers. gallformers.org. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
2. "Diastrophus potentillae". Integrated Taxonomic Information System . Retrieved 2018-05-02.
3. "Diastrophus potentillae species details". Catalogue of Life . Retrieved 2018-05-02.
4. "Diastrophus potentillae". Global Biodiversity Information Facility . Retrieved 2018-05-02.
5. "Diastrophus potentillae Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-05-02.
6. Burnham, Stewart H. & Latham, Roy A. (1917). "The flora of the town of Southold, Long Island and Gardiner's Island". Torreya. 17 (7): 111–122. JSTOR   40595821.

Further reading

• Schick, K.; Liu, Z. & Goldstein, P. (2003). "Phylogeny, historical biogeography, and macroevolution of host use among Diastrophus gall wasps (Hymenoptera: Cynipidae)". Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington. 105 (3): 715–732.