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Neuroterus

Synonyms: Ameristus; Diplobius; Dolichostrophus; Neospathogaster; Spathegaster

Wikipedia Abstract

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. Species include:
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Species

External References

Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0