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Andricus cooki
Andricus cooki is a species of cynipid gall wasp described in 2021. As a member of the genus Andricus, it is an oak-associated gall wasp that induces characteristic galls on Quercus species. The genus Andricus is one of the most diverse genera of gall wasps, with each species typically producing distinct gall morphologies on specific oak hosts. Like other Andricus species, this wasp likely has a complex life cycle involving both sexual and asexual generations, though specific details for this recently described species remain to be documented.