Cynipoid
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Alloxysta
Alloxysta is a genus of small parasitic wasps in the family Figitidae, subfamily Charipinae. The genus was described by Arnold Förster in 1869 and contains over 100 species with cosmopolitan distribution. Members are aphid hyperparasitoids, attacking primary parasitoids (aphidiid wasps) that develop within aphids. Some species exhibit thelytokous parthenogenesis induced by Wolbachia endosymbionts, where unmated females produce female offspring without mating.
Aspicerinae
Aspicerinae is a subfamily of parasitic cynipoid wasps within the family Figitidae (Hymenoptera: Cynipoidea). The subfamily contains multiple genera including Aspicera, Prosaspicera, Callaspidia, Omalaspis, and Paraspicera. Members are primarily Holarctic in distribution, though some genera extend into the Neotropical, Afrotropical, and Oriental regions. The group has undergone extensive recent taxonomic revision, revealing substantially greater species diversity than previously recognized.
Diplolepididae
rose gall wasps
Diplolepididae is a small family of gall-inducing wasps in the order Hymenoptera, recently elevated from tribe status within Cynipidae based on genetic and morphological evidence. The family comprises two subfamilies: Diplolepidinae (~60 species in Diplolepis and Liebelia) which induce galls exclusively on roses (Rosa), and Pediaspidinae (two monotypic genera: Himalocynips and Pediaspis) with poorly known biology, though Pediaspis aceris has been observed inducing galls on maple. These wasps are found in temperate regions across the Northern Hemisphere including Europe, Asia, and North America.
Striatovertex
Striatovertex is a genus of parasitoid wasps in the family Figitidae, described in 2011. It belongs to the diverse group of cynipoid wasps, many of which are parasitoids of other insects. The genus is known from very few records and remains poorly studied.