Disholcaspis is a genus of gall wasps in the family Cynipidae. There are more than 40 species described in the genus Disholcaspis. Some Disholcaspis species induce galls that produce honeydew, a sweet liquid that attracts yellow jackets, ants, and bees. These insects then protect the galls from parasitic wasps.
Species
These 42 species belong to the genus Disholcaspis:
- Disholcaspis acetabula <small>(Weld, 1921)</small>
- Disholcaspis bassetti <small>(Gillette, 1888)</small>
- Disholcaspis bettyannae <small>Medianero & Nieves-Aldrey, 2011</small>
- Disholcaspis bisethiae <small>Medianero & Nieves-Aldrey, 2011</small>
- Disholcaspis brevinota <small>Weld, 1921</small>
- Disholcaspis canescens <small>Weld, 1957</small> - Round honeydew gall wasp
- Disholcaspis cinerosa <small>(Bassett, 1881)</small> - Mealy oak gall wasp
- Disholcaspis colorado <small>Gillette, 1893</small>
- Disholcaspis costaricensis <small>Melika & Pujade-Villar, 2021</small>
- Disholcaspis crystalae <small>Pujade-Villar, 2018</small>
- Disholcaspis edura <small>Weld, 1957</small>
- Disholcaspis eldoradensis <small>(Beutenmuller, 1909)</small> - Honeydew gall wasp
- Disholcaspis erugomamma <small>Cooke-McEwen & Gates, 2020</small>
- Disholcaspis fungiformis <small>Kinsey, 1920</small>
- Disholcaspis globosa <small>Weld, 1921</small>
- Disholcaspis insulana <small>Kinsey, 1938</small>
- Disholcaspis lacuna <small>Weld, 1921</small>
- Disholcaspis laetae <small>Kinsey, 1937</small>
- Disholcaspis largior <small>Kinsey, 1938</small>
- Disholcaspis mamillana <small>Weld, 1957</small>
- Disholcaspis mellifica <small>Pujade-Villar, 2017</small>
- Disholcaspis mexicana <small>Weld, 1957</small>
- Disholcaspis pallens <small>Kinsey, 1938</small>
- Disholcaspis pattersoni <small>Kinsey, 1922</small>
- Disholcaspis pedunculoides <small>Weld, 1926</small>
- Disholcaspis perniciosa <small>(Bassett, 1890)</small>
- Disholcaspis potosina <small>Kinsey, 1937</small>
- Disholcaspis prehensa <small>Weld, 1957</small> - Clasping twig gall wasp
- Disholcaspis pruniformis <small>Kinsey, 1920</small>
- Disholcaspis pulla <small>Kinsey, 1937</small>
- Disholcaspis purlans <small>Kinsey, 1937</small>
- Disholcaspis purpurea <small>Kinsey, 1937</small>
- Disholcaspis quercusglobulus <small>(Fitch, 1859)</small> - Round bullet gall wasp
- Disholcaspis quercusmamma <small>(Walsh, 1869)</small> - Oak rough bulletgall wasp
- Disholcaspis quercusomnivora <small>Weld, 1959</small>
- Disholcaspis quercusvirens <small>(Ashmead, 1881)</small>
- Disholcaspis regina <small>Kinsey, 1937</small>
- Disholcaspis rubens <small>(Gillette, 1893)</small>
- Disholcaspis simulata <small>Kinsey, 1922</small> - Dried peach gall wasp
- Disholcaspis spissa <small>Weld, 1957</small>
- Disholcaspis spongiosa <small>Weld, 1926</small>
- Disholcaspis terrestris <small>Weld</small>
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