Neuroterus
| Neuroterus | |
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| Neuroterus albipes | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Cynipidae |
| Tribe: | Cynipini |
| Genus: | Neuroterus Hartig, 1840 |
| Species | |
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Many; see text | |
Neuroterus is a genus of gall wasps. Some species produce galls that fall off the host plant and jump along the ground due to the movement of the larvae within.
Neuroterus saltatorius—formerly named Cynips saltatorius—produces such Mexican jumping bean-like jumping galls about 1 to 1.5 mm in diameter.[1][2]
Species include:
- Neuroterus albipes
- Neuroterus anthracinus
- Neuroterus aprilinus
- Neuroterus cerrifloralis
- Neuroterus lanuginosus
- Neuroterus numismalis
- Neuroterus quercusbaccarum
- Neuroterus saltatorius
- Neuroterus serratae
- Neuroterus tricolor
- Neuroterus umbilicatus
References
- ^ W.P. Armstrong. "California's Amazing Jumping Galls". 1997.
- ^ Missouri Botanical Garden. "Jumping oak galls".
External links
Media related to Neuroterus at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Neuroterus at Wikispecies
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